iTalk by Ms Reshma Nilofer, Sector Pilotage Services

A video by Capt. Pilot Nasir Khan, Pakistan
Why loud and clear communication is very important.

A 1,000 Navy Vessels around... Quite often those vessels have the tendency of presenting themselves with a pilot transfer arrangement which is non-compliant.

Course Name: Berthing, Anchoring & other Mooring Operations
Topic Name: Berthing

by Rhys Davies, current Apprentice. Published already in Feb. 2020 by ABP.

The Port of Waterford is to invest almost €1m in a new pilot boat to be named Port Láirge, which as Irish for Waterford is a name long associated with a steam-powered dredger that served Waterford for more than 70 years until the 1980s.

As Taiwan’s first female maritime pilot, Huang Chao-ling battles wind and waves every day as she guides ships safely into port. Her profession is high-risk and ultra-specialized, requiring years of experience at sea. Huang’s remarkable career is featured in Episode 50 of "The Soul of the Craftsman," a video series produced by the General Association of Chinese Culture. As strong winds blow and the rope ladder sways, maritime pilot Huang Chao-ling clambers up the ship, so that she can guide...

Pilotage to the port of Vitoria, Brazil. This video was taken on 26.04.2021.

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