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Pilot boarding in Alaska (video by "The Tyler Show")

published on 17 September 2024 - 3861 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "The Tyler Show". Originally published on 2024-09-13.

Pilot boarding with the Puget Sound Pilots, Southeast Alaska Pilots’ Association (SEAPA), & BC Coast Pilots board an Alaska based cruise ship.

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perry sutton Australia

on 19 September 2024, 23:28 UTC

No use of harnesses to tether pilot and deckhand to safety track

we require the deckhand to test the securing and integrity of the pilot ladder before the pilot commenced his disembarkation - in this case the vessel had limited descent as using the gunport door as is accepted practice for pax vessels

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