Those Who Serve: Columbia River bar pilots risk their lives to guide cargo ships

Recording of cruise ship Pilots boarding from boat at speed

What do you think about this unusual manoeuvre here?

According to information from Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA, it was resolved at the IMO Maritime Safety Committee 106 on 08.11.2022 to open up the SOLAS Convention for amendment in respect of pilot boarding arrangements.

Big thanks to Geraldton Port Authority for allowing Bill and I to go out in one of their pilot boats and board a ship. It was a beautiful day for it.

Despite clear regulations and regular maintenance requirements, safety often falls by the wayside, as the current example of a bulk carrier vividly demonstrates.

India's first and only female maritime pilot at "Courageous Women | Maritime SheEO Conference 2022"

M/V PILOT 68 (CHEOY LEE shipyards 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat)

Using two, 66TBP tugs to assist in berthing the 90,000 GT bulker “Jin Weng Feng”. The port is “Puerto Brisas” at La Guajira, Colombia. The vessel is turned to port just outside the berth limits due to limited room in the basin with enough depth. Then she’s backed in.

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