Bangkok Port - Pilot

The pilots say that Port Tampa Bay leadership is leaning on them to change policies in ways they say would be less safe.

This video deals with the training of apprentice pilots and the transmission of knowledge and know-how. The language in the video is French.

An analysis by Ahmed Sati

Safety of Navigation vs. Commercial Pressure / ROMEILs Tv Commercial Pressures impacts the safety of the vessel, study says Seafarers are pressured to keep quiet and keep the ship moving by ship operators, who dont want to lose inccome. Ship's officers who bring safety issues to the attention of management are exposed to the risk of retaliation. As whistle-blowers they may face punishment, demotion or even termination. International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) has...

River Clyde inbound to Rothesay Dock (Clydebank) Fuel Berth
~hours of darkness~
BRO DELIVERER (146m x 22m)
08 July 2020

Mississippi River Pilot transfer off of south bound ship in the Mississippi River below New Orleans to a Pilot Boat. Pilots climb down rope ladder onto the top of the Pilot Boat while both boats are underway.

A portrait honouring the "vital role" women play in the maritime industry has been unveiled.

Evening Pilotage of inward entry to Rio De Janeiro on Aframax tanker.

Editors note:
Pilot Boat "Döse" built by A&R

The operators of Egypt's Suez Canal say technical or human error could have caused a huge container ship to run aground. Engineers are working round the clock to refloat the Ever Given. The vessel has been blocking one of the world's busiest shipping lanes for the last five days. The chairman of the canal authority hopes a dredging operation will free the ship in the next few days.