Pilot boarding at sea

At the end of the disembarking procedure, the pilot jumps on ropes onto the pilot boat. Is this often seen practice safe? Can the pilot resolve the situation better?

Hardest part of getting on board of a ship is climbing up on a maximum height of pilot ladder as 9m. Vessel on that video is a 27kdwt bulk carrier in ballast condition bound for İstanbul strait northbound passage.

Fathom Safety now offers an online course on Pilot Ladder Training

Actual video of Ships Pilot disembark use with Helicopter

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

This video is about the people who work for South East Wales Pilotage, the Pilots and Cutter crew

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