North Queensland Bulk Ports Pilots take on the virtual reality of the Shipping Simulator

Bahamas Maritime Pilot's Association (BMPA) presentation at IMPA 2014.

In this episode, we are joined by Arie Palmers, a maritime pilot with over 16 years of experience. Arie provides an in-depth overview of the safety and challenges faced daily by maritime pilots. Check out Arie’s LinkedIn profile for access to the "Weekly Ladder Misery", where you’ll find golden insights into the safe practices that maritime pilots should follow. We’ll cover crucial topics such as: 1️⃣ Challenges and dangers of being a maritime pilot 2️⃣ Understanding good practices for...

The pilots say that Port Tampa Bay leadership is leaning on them to change policies in ways they say would be less safe.

River Mersey Pilot Boat going slowly inbound on the river before turning and heading northbound again.

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

University of York: Here, Dr Kate Preston explains why we need to fully understand the complexity maritime pilotage before we can integrate technology like autonomy.

Some words on cruise ships and their compliance with SOLAS ch.V reg 23, IMO A.1045(27)? At the start of 2020 a pandemic we haven’t seen before in hundreds of years has struck the world, putting economies to a halt and had a devastating effect on the beautiful cruise business.

Port authorities in Antwerp, Belgium, are making use of EMSA’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to support their day-to-day monitoring of port operations and rapid response to pollution incidents in the port area. The RPAS will enable the authorities to inspect at a distance their complex port environment which extends over an area of some 120km².

The IMPA has published on 30th June 2020 a letter about crew exchange in times of corona. Read the letter here: