Pilotboarding by crane

To minimize the risk of a vessel allision with a terminal gantry crane, the American Harbor and Docking Pilots Association recommends that all terminal operators with gantry cranes adopt the following Best Practices.

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.

Load Testing of Accommodation Ladder Set. The Test was carried out under Class Surveyor's supervision at Roads.

The latest summary from PTR Holland on the subject of pilot ladders. Here is the most important information on maintenance, use and replacement & insepection record book.

August 2022, tanker Thun London and Foyle Leader pilot vessel. www.nightskyhunter.com

On the occasion of the Maritime Safety Week (July 4-10), UK MAIB’s inspector Bill Evans refers to the issue of unsafe pilot ladders, a concern that has been regularly voiced by the industry.

Case Study: An investigation into whether Port of Melbourne and major port user, ExxonMobil, could bring deeper drafted vessels into the channel.

#PilotVessel "ZEYA LP"/ On board #BulkCarrierShip "CYCLADES" #ZonaComún  #RioDeLaPlata #Argentina / 08th. February 2026 - 07:21 LT.- On this video (with original sound), you can watch the Pilot Vessel "ZEYA LP" approaching alonside the Portside of the Vessel, in #ZonaComún #RioDeLaPlata #Argentina , to change Pilots (Embarking Manuever of Rio Paraná Pilots and Disembarking Maneuver of the Rio de la Plata Pilots).- This video was filmed on board the following Vessel: Bulk Carrier Ship...