Pilot Boat "Pioneer" at Vlissingen Netherlands (2021)

This is how a ship Pilot boarding a vessel in calm seas.

The latest edition of the ISPO Code and Control Manual has just been published: From January 1st 2022, the new ISPO Code and ISPO Control Manual will come into effect.

Pilot boarding submarine HNLMS Bruinvis at North East Spit pilot station.
Pilot Captain Chris Renault.

Over 90% of the world's trade is carried by sea. Watch and learn how a pilot boards a container ship before entering port.
In this video, a cargo ship bound for Houston, Texas is boarded by a Houston Pilot before entering the Houston Ship Channel.
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The transfer of pilots to and from seagoing vessels should not rely solely on mutual trust and good intentions.

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Traffic has began to become congested and slowed due to specialized river pilots being mandated to quarantine due to Covid-19 regulations when returning from duties along China’s Yangtze which happens to be the longest river in East Asia.

According to a report today by www.MaritimeBulletin.net a mooring boat was rammed from a container ship and sunk.