Pilot Boat "Pioneer" at Vlissingen Netherlands (2021)

IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

The Pacific Pilotage Authority says: "There is a common misunderstanding amongst vessel operators that vessels built prior to 2012 are exempt from some of the requirements for pilot transfer arrangements. This is incorrect...".

APL Belgium in rough water near the Farallon Islands pilot station.

Pilot going onboard, using pilot ladder port side, 1,5 meters above the water.

The latest summary from PTR Holland on the subject of pilot ladders. Here is the most important information on maintenance, use and replacement & insepection record book.

She just finished school in Norway, and “a 19 year old rebel,” admits Captain Breivik about her younger self. She didn’t know what to do next, but Solgunn Hamme Breivik certainly never expected to make history.

Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas leaving St Thomas pilot Boat 1/20/22

The Japanese-flagged container ship ONE Apus has lost 1,816 cargo carriers after it was caught up in a violent storm in the Pacific on November 30, 2020. The vessel arrived December 8 in the Japanese port of Kobe, where shipowners and managers said a full safety inspection would be carried out. The incident is described as the second biggest cargo loss in shipping history.