Video Pilot boat catches fire in Brazil
published on 17 January 2022
A pilot boat caught fire near the entrance of the Port of Recife, on Saturday morning (15 January). The fire would have started around 11h. In a note, the port authority explained that the two people who were in the pilot boat were rescued by another pilot boat "Serrambi".
The causes of the accident had not yet been identified, but would be investigated.
Video Emergency Fire Drill on Pilot Boat
published on 10 August 2022
Video Pilot boat catches fire off Singapore's coast; one person taken to hospital
published on 11 September 2023
Article MAN Engines captures UK pilot boat market
published on 21 May 2021
Article China wants to change pilot ladder regulations
published on 3 May 2022
Article Report: Securing of pilot ladders at intermediate lengths – testing
by nc2 Engineering Consultancy - University of Southhampton - published on 28 July 2023
Article Marking, Certification of Pilot Ladders
by Herman Broers - published on 5 January 2021
Article Update: Fatal Pilot Ladder Accident in Turkey on 18th July
published on 22 July 2022
Opinion Pilot transfer arrangements - Sharing knowledge matters – but problems go beyond non-compliance to SOLAS itself
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 23 September 2020
Like many seafarers I have long been a keen follower of The Nautical Institute’s MARS programme, and along with many other members I listened to the recent webinar on that topic. One theme which was repeated more than once was that it is better to learn from someone else’s misfortune rather than have it happen to you. Having personally been involved in two near misses resulting from unsafe pilot transfer arrangements in a relatively short space of time, I asked how experiences and knowledge specifically about pilot ladder safety could best be promulgated to avoid repeating common accidents or near misses.