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Video arrival cargo seaship tug & pilot CQEN6 IMO 9750579
published on 14 April 2023
Video Emder Lotse IZURDIA DB8143 für KüMo RHEINTAL CQER7 IMO 9375903 Emden pilot for seabound coaster
published on 31 January 2021
Video Pilot Boat BURKANA - Emden, Germany (2013)
published on 5 November 2021
Video Official video: 74a Assemblea nazionale Fedepiloti, Italy
published on 27 April 2021
Opinion A few words about pilot safety and Merry Christmas
by Frank Diegel - published on 23 December 2021
Video MV SELILI JUST SAILED IN SUNGAI SIAK
published on 29 August 2021
Video Belize's Youngest Marine Pilot & International Tugboat Captain
published on 30 September 2025
Video TV Short Documentary on San Diego Harbor Pilots and Old Pilot Boat
published on 14 May 2025
Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020
published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...