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Video Delaware River Pilot Boat Overfalls
published on 29 April 2025
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published on 3 May 2021
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published on 22 April 2022
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by Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design - published on 7 August 2024
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published on 13 July 2022
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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...