Pilot Boarding

This video was kindly provided by a friend of Pilot Captain Haitham Alzahrani, Saudi Arabia. Pilot Ladder Check: non-compliant, no retrieval line Editor's note: A backpack on the back in combination with a lifejacket is usually not a good idea. There are only a few lifejackets that unfold in the water without any problems even with a backpack! More Information: SAMMY (IMO: 9582491) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2012 (9 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama. It’s carrying...

Going down the accommodation ladder with neither lifevest nor safety line must have been based on similar, past, successful operations, which may have never been challenged on board. This ‘slippage’ in safety is a pernicious and common phenomenon.

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

Em operação

Bulk Carrier sailing from Seaforth Dock through Gladstone Lock into The River Mersey

Explore working hours with Pilot 130 at Bangkok port, Thailand.

The investment in the vessels to work on the busy waterways will see the arrival next year of the next generation of pilot boats built by Holyhead Marine.

We are pleased to announce that the New Zealand Maritime Pilot Association has launched its new website www.nzmpa.org.