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Pilot Boat "Pioneer" at Vlissingen Netherlands (2021)

published on 14 April 2020 - 224 -

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Name: Pioneer Pilots ; Type: Pilot Boat ; Callsign: PCGX
MMSI: 245711000 ; Flag: Netherlands ; LengthXBeam: 21m X 6m.

A Pilot Boat is the type of vessel that render services to incoming and outgoing ships in a designated or charted Pilot Station by transporting the Marine Pilot to and from the vessel. The Marine Pilot is the one who guides the commercial ships in and out of the Seaport.

Netherlands

Loodswezen - NEDERLANDSE LOODSENCORPORATIE

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Video Pilot boarding in bad weather (Japan)

published on 6 April 2021

Original title: "Watch how this Japanese pilot managed to get off the ship in bad weather condition"

Video Embarking by combination ladder

published on 15 July 2021

Video Pilot Boarding

published on 27 January 2022

Opinion A year ago, pilot Capt. Dennis Sherwood died in the line of duty

by Frank Diegel - published on 30 December 2020

It has been exactly one year ago that a pilot from Sandy Hook (New York), Dennis Sherwood, died in the line of duty while attempting to board the container vessel Maersk Kensington.
What has happened since then? Has safety been improved for the pilots?

Video Embarking the pilot at the Port of Açu in rough weather

published on 20 May 2022

Embarque mais cedo hoje no Porto do Açu (RJ). Prático Diogo Weber.
#Praticagem #ZP15 #PraticagemDoBrasil #NaoPara #24h #EficienciaNosPortos

Video Berthing tanker ELKA ASTIR - King Fahd industrial sea port

published on 2 September 2020

• Ship name : ELKA ASTIR • L.O.A : 189 m • Max draught : 11 m • Deadweight: 49990 t • Name of Pilot : Haitham Alzahrani - Saudi Arabia

Article Latest Edition of "The Pilot" by UKMPA released

published on 20 June 2022

Issue no. 332 of "The Pilot by United Kingdom Maritime Pilots´ Association is out now.

Video Fédération Française des Pilotes Maritimes (FFPM)

published on 17 September 2019

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Article Update: "Strength of Pilot Ladders and Intermediate Securing of Pilot Ladders"

by Capt. Troy Evans - published on 2 November 2020

An investigation into actual strength of ladders and intermediate securing methods used.
Capt. and Marine Pilot Troy Evans (New Zealand) decided to look into pilot ladder strength and intermediate securing arrangements after MNZ put out what he felt was a confusing and unclear document about securing of pilot ladders.