Safehaven Marine build a range of vessels for many different operational roles such as patrol, survey, crew transfer to name a few, but what makes Safehaven unique is that we specialize in pilot boats, with 80% of our production dedicated to just this area, and have supplied over 50 pilot craft all around the world over the last 17 years.

Australian Pilot Disembarking Ship Using Pilot Ladder With Man Ropes

Departing a 159,000 tonne 274 metre long tanker at the Humber Pilot station

Pilot Boat build by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany.

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To monitor the vessel’s progress, the pilot had set up his portable pilotage unit (PPU). He had connected the rate-of-turn generator to the vessel’s pilot plug and had set a variable range marker on the radar with a radius of 0.5 nm.

Finnish Pilots at work.

We take a look at some of the dangerous ladder arrangements provided by ships when attempting to take maritime pilots on board. Our message is simple: if you are offered an unsafe or non-compliant ladder, do not board!

Time Lapse Video of a Ship Entering Harbor