Pilotage and mooring operation - work at sea

Boarding a vessel at sea is no simple task. This video provides detailed instructions and demonstrations about safe boarding of vessels.

Cairns based Pilot Vessel underway outbound 19/9/21

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

This is a video I had captured off U.S Coast from a merchant vessel as the Pilot was transferred from our Ship to Shore via Helicopter.
All recordings were done using N8 (unbelievable clarity!)

Our Pilot Boats play a crucial role in maintaining the daily flow of maritime traffic to and from Belfast Harbour. Working 24/7, 365 days a year, in all kinds of weather conditions, this dedicated team carries out the vital task of bringing the Harbour Pilots out to arriving vessels, where they guide them safely into their berths, as well as disembarking them, often in challenging sea conditions on Belfast Lough.
Kayleigh Ward, our sole female pilot boat crew member, reveals how she gave up...

According to information from “Dominica News Online” and “Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority”

This document aims to provide information to pilot organisations and/or competent pilotage authorities on the conduct of pilot transfer operations.

pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. Pilot boats were once sailing boats that had to be fast because the first pilot to reach the incoming ship 

1st 24,000 TEU vessel, 1st Containers loaded, 1st Port call Qingdao