Boarding with pilot ladder - Do you remember your first time?

Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) and other individual MOB devices have been available for some years now and have evolved to incorporate a variety of different alerting methods and combinations. However, usage of these additional enhancements within UK Pilotage is still in its infancy.

SeaSafe - Marine pilot falling off a ships ladder with his integrated life jacket coat

"Rope Ladders" by PTR Holland

PILOTTENDER GRODEN (MMSI: 211545300). Build by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany

Who has ever boarded a helicopter? What was the feeling like?

Turkish Straits , Istanbul Strait , Maritime Pilot , www.turkishpilots.org.tr

Ship pilot transfer from container ship with first person view

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For nearly 150 years, the Bar Pilots have protected our environment by safely guiding ocean-going vessels through our waterways.