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Video Hamburg Pilot Boarding
published on 14 August 2020
Video Interview: Arie Palmers on the Maerks global safety days, Cobenhagen
published on 6 September 2022
Video Pilot Boat "AHTO 24" from Tallinn (Estonia, EU)
published on 4 October 2022
Article JMS completes conversion Design of Osrv to Pilot Station Vessel for Sandy Hook Pilots
by JMS Naval Architects - published on 4 March 2021
Video A day in the life of a pilot boat
published on 10 May 2020
Article Origins of the IMPA pilot mark
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 24 October 2019
There are many things in both our everyday and professional lives which we take for granted and never question the origins of, an example of this might be the IMPA recommended ‘pilot mark or pilot line’, which is sometimes seen on the side of vessels indicating where a vessels freeboard exceeds 9 metres.
Opinion New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 by NZMPA
by New Zealand Maritime Pilot's Association - published on 6 November 2020
New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 at NZMPA Conference in Dunedin, NZ. Distinct difference to suggestions in many other countries, is that we challenge operators who have the ladder suspended from the accommodation ladder (gangway) and not secured to the ship. SOLAS states that pilot ladder shall be secured to the ship, and securing strongpoints, shackles and ropes shall be as strong as the sideropes.
