Sullom Voe Pilot boat out on a task

The desire to improve efficiency and crew comfort has resulted in a new approach to hull design. Built from the ground up this new Pilot Boat design utilises an Extra Long Waterline (XLW) to maximise the waterline length.

Twin Screw 350 HP Engines achieving top speed of 15 Knots.
Excellent maneuverability and stability.
Effortlessly performing Pilot operations at sea.
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Pilot Boat Mouth of River Boyne - Escorting ship towards the port - Friday 25th February 2022

22m wavepiercing pilot boat

Ro-ro cargo ship FESTIVO struck pier at Ceuta while berthing on arrival from Algeciras, at around 1300 UTC Jul 6. Cause of accident unknown, both ship’s bow and pier sustained damages.

Over the past two years, RightShip has reviewed more than 21,000 PSC inspections, assessed over 2,500 incidents, and inspected over 4,600 vessels. This is in addition to the reviewing a large number of SIRE reports as part of the vetting process. Despite the industry’s efforts and campaigns to educate, we have observed an upward trend in deficiencies and non-conformities involving pilot ladders and arrangements. The data gathered from RightShip Inspections indicates that the pilot ladder...

Training video V on the correct use of the pilot ladder

PILOTTENDER GRODEN (MMSI: 211545300). Build by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany

As part of a good Master-Pilot exchange (MPX) the passage plan and berthing plan is discussed with the bridge team.