Video Cateamaran boat approaches for pilot boarding
published on 1 April 2022
Article New Volvo Penta D16 IMO III solution powers pilot boats
published on 15 November 2022
Video Launching Pilot Boat Indonesia
published on 21 February 2023
Video Pilot Boarding a cargo ship @ Amsterdam
published on 11 December 2020
Video GENOA - The new Pilot boat operating in Singapore bay
published on 2 September 2020
Opinion What you can´t see still hurt you
published on 13 December 2020
This article was originally published on Baird Maritime (link below)
When a pilot is berthing a ship with the aid of tugs, it sometimes happens that the ship lands heavily and suffers minor damage. More commonly in my experience, it also happens that the crew discover a large dent for which they cannot account ...
Article Fiji: Man dies after collision with pilot boat on 2021-01-08
by The Fiji Times - Narayan Reddy - published on 21 January 2021
Video How not to climb down a Pilot Ladder
published on 1 July 2020
The video was found on some social media channels in June 2020. When so many elementary mistakes are made and so many risks are taken, this is exactly what can happen! It's a demonstrative example of an unprofessional action: 1) Where is the life jacket? 2) No backpack on the shoulders. Use a rope to have the backpack lifted by the deck crew. 3) Where is the rest of the crew (on vessel / on the small boat) for safe assistance? What other mistakes have you discovered? We do not put videos...