Le Havre France Pilot Boarding on Merchant Ship NYK Orion

The three main french pilotage stations in the Channel - North Sea have changed their recruitment conditions for taking a pilotage examination.

Video from Rob Munday Hoist Operator/Instructor at Blackcomb Helicopters & SR3 Rescue Concepts

This is a video I had captured off U.S Coast from a merchant vessel as the Pilot was transferred from our Ship to Shore via Helicopter.

All recordings were done using N8 (unbelievable clarity!)

An innovative technique to board a sailing ship without any loss of time.

Found on YouTube. Created by "Welsh on Walkabout"

Found on YouTube. Created by "Life At Sea".

One question that I get asked a lot is : Why you need a Pilot on a ship?

This video will help you in getting to know the role of a Pilot on a ship.

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ABP Southampton: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that some ships have a pilot transfer arrangement consisting of an accommodation ladder / pilot ladder combination with a trapdoor that does not meet IMO standards in effect since at least 2012.

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Pilot disembarkation from ship (kakinada)

Editors note:
The shown protections are very massive in our opinion.
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Route was from Red Sea -- Gulf of Aden -- Indian Ocean -- Colombo -- Malacca Strait -- Singapore -- South East China Sea -- Hong Kong

• The Dutch pilots offer a contribution to the safe and quick pilotage of ships to and from the Dutch ports and the Flemish ports on the Scheldt River. Each year, they assist about 100,000 ships.
• Loodswezen aims to play a leading role by excelling in terms of service provision, training and education, efficiency, technology and customer satisfaction.
• The highly-trained maritime pilots and other staff members work closely together to ensure safe and efficient operations in all circumstances

Ships:
Prince of Seas -- Noord / North
MSC Aurora -- Scheldemonden / River Scheldt
NYK Arcadia -- Rotterdam - Rijnmond
AIDAmar -- Amsterdam - IJmuiden