Video Virtual Harbour INGEMAR Naval Architects
published on 26 May 2020
Video Pilot boats in Storm Ciara video & 3 boats together inc boardings
published on 26 February 2020
Video Pilot boat TEXAS
published on 8 January 2024
Video Roger's Craft -- 11.6m manila pilot boats
published on 2 July 2025
Article Container Ship hits Mooring Boat in Italy
by www.MaritimeBulletin.net - published on 18 January 2020
Video Virginia Pilots Rely on Volvo Penta IPS Propulsion
published on 4 December 2020
The new 56-ft. Virginia Pilots launch is powered by a pair of Volvo Penta D13 700 hp EPA Tier 3 engines matched with IPS-3 steerable pod drives with forward-facing counter-rotating props. The propulsion system includes Volvo Penta’s EVC electronic steering and control system with a three-axis joystick. Top speed is 33+ knots.
Opinion A Corrected Version on Positioning of Pivot Point
by Capt. Santosha K. Nayak - published on 18 November 2020
Understanding the fundamentals of the pivot point is highly required for understanding the alteration of the courses. Pivot point is an imaginary point on the vessel which turns on a circular path on the perimeter of vessel’s turning circle when the vessel makes a turn. The knowledge about the position of the pivot point in a manoeuvring situation provides the ship handler with the information on the geometry of motion of the ship.