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Local Harbour Pilot boat at Ramsgate, Kent, England


published on 10 April 2025 1266 -

Found on YouTube. Created by "WildPlacePictures". Originally published on 2025-04-07.
Local Harbour Pilot boat in choppy sea at Ramsgate Kent England, filmed on 2.4.25
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Video Port Revel Ship Handling in France | by National Geographic

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They look like toy boats, but they serve a serious purpose. An outsider at this facility near Grenoble, France, may see grown men riding arounda lake in miniature ships. But these are pilots of the world's largest ships, and they're practicing navigation with meticulously engineered 1:25 scale models of real cruisers, tankers, and containerships. Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre, in operation since 1967, has had more than 6,000 maritime pilots and merchant ship officers from all over...

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Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020

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Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
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