Video New Design 2021- XLW Class Pilot Boat
published on 14 March 2021
Article Pilot Transfer Arrangements
by Captain Kevin Vallance MNI - published on 2 October 2019
Opinion Five questions to Mamdouh Albaiji, Senior Harbor Pilot at Ras Tanura at Aramco
published on 23 December 2020
Video Stern-First Method (SFM) for POD Ships – Introduction & Potential
published on 25 April 2022
Article CMPA Launches the National Centre of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage
published on 8 June 2021
Article A Day in the life of a Mentor Pilot
by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation - published on 1 November 2021
Luke Sorensen began his career as a Marine Pilot in 2011. Now the Manager of Pilotage Services, North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP), he mentors Pilots moving through the NQBP Training Framework to become competent and confident in bringing ships into berth at our ports. Luke explains the process of mentoring.
Video Morild Ship&Bridge Simulator APPROVED for German Maritime Pilot Training
by Captain, MSc. Remko Fehr - published on 7 October 2024
Opinion Pilot Ladder - The Weakest Link in Marine Pilotage
by Capt. Santosha K. Nayak - published on 10 August 2020
Pilot transfer arrangement is a sensitive topic to be discussed among the pilot’s fraternity. Although ships are designed and operated with compliance to the SOLAS requirements in all respects including the pilot transfer arrangements, there has been numerous deficiencies observed related to pilot transfer arrangements. The small deficiencies from the part of ships cause life threatening accidents for pilots and sometimes to the ship staff themselves. There are many instances of defective ladder and complacency in proper rigging of ladders has been reported almost every day in different parts of the world. Many pilots lost their life, severely injured for life and face many minor to major accidents. The latest incident being the Capt. Timothy Murray of Sandy hooks Pilot.
Article 3DPortGuard Docking Aid
published on 24 August 2021
Australian technology provider Frontier Automation has released a new vessel tracking system that can be used as a docking aid tool by pilots. As for all Frontier Automation control systems, it uses 3D machine vision to automatically detect and track in real time shipping vessels within range of a berth by providing information on critical distances to mooring infrastructure, on vessel speed and angle, and on vessel movement directions and orientations.