Opinion Manning Challenges in Maritime Pilotage
by Captain Ahmed Sati - published on 25 March 2024
Video "Swiss Cheese" by Ahmed Sati
by Captain Ahmed Sati - published on 13 August 2024
Video Maritime Pilot - Stopping the ship - Episode 6
by Dr. Captain Ahmed Sati - published on 2 September 2024
Video Tug Girding
published on 30 November 2020
Between 2005 and 2018, the TSB received reports of 26 girding situations resulting in 21 capsizings. Girding occurs when a vessel is pulled broadside by a towline force and is unable to manoeuver out of this position. The TSB created this video to illustrate the factors leading to girding and the recovery methods.
The TSB would like to thank Ledcor Resources and Transportation Inc. for use of simulator training images in the girding video. We would also like to acknowledge the U.S....
Video Zé Peixe - The extraordinary pilot from Port of Aracaju, Brazil
published on 23 December 2021
Video Nederlands Loodswezen: Instruction for Embarking & Debarking
published on 20 October 2021
Video Boston Pilots
published on 29 July 2024
Video Day in the life of a Marine Pilot on the Humber, UK
published on 7 November 2025
Brief snapshot of a day in the life of a Humber marine Pilot.
This was filmed a few years ago, 2019 I think.
Some standards and best practices have changed since then, for instance I would not have my bag on my back while using the pilot ladder now, I would send it down using a heaving line.
#MarinePilot #shiphandling #pilotage #ships #timelapse #humber
Article Fall overboard during pilot transfer, Moreton Bay, Queensland, on 2 July 2025
published on 19 September 2025
Article Results online survey into the securing methods of pilot ladders
by Herman Broers - published on 5 March 2021
It has been shown that a majority (51%) of pilot ladders is secured by means of D-shackles, when secured at intermediate length. Previous research (Evans, 2020) has proven that this method has only about 50% of the strength of the pilot ladder when secured at full length (“double ended ladder”), or by means of the “endless-sling” method.