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Video Pilot Transfer
published on 27 August 2026
Article IMPA is hosting examples of best practice and protocols during Covid-19 times
by IMPA - International Maritime Pilots’ Association - published on 26 March 2020
Video Columbia River Bar pilot transfer using helicopter
published on 3 May 2021
Video Embarking the pilot at the Port of Açu in rough weather
published on 20 May 2022
Article ARANSAS PILOT III – Pilot Boat for Port Aransas, Texas
by Baird Maritime - published on 2 September 2022
Article Mega container ship hard aground in Suez Canal (incl. Video)
published on 24 March 2021
Article PTR Holland offers free pilot ladder load test
published on 1 December 2021
Video Belfast Harbour adds new Pilot Boat to Marine Fleet
published on 16 April 2024
Opinion A Corrected Version on Positioning of Pivot Point
by Capt. Santosha K. Nayak - published on 18 November 2020
Understanding the fundamentals of the pivot point is highly required for understanding the alteration of the courses. Pivot point is an imaginary point on the vessel which turns on a circular path on the perimeter of vessel’s turning circle when the vessel makes a turn. The knowledge about the position of the pivot point in a manoeuvring situation provides the ship handler with the information on the geometry of motion of the ship.