Video Maiden voyage of HMM Algeciras #1-Qingdao
published on 5 June 2020
Video Pilotage with PPU (Portable Pilot Unit) - Indonesia
published on 16 December 2021
Article #dangerousladders - Using social media to improve pilot transfer safety.
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 12 December 2019
It remains a sad fact that accidents and near misses continue to occur during pilot transfers with frightening regularity. Most of these fortunately do not result in injury, and a surprisingly high number of them are not even recognised for what they are.
Surveys into pilot ladder safety consistently reveal that unacceptably high numbers of pilot transfer arrangements are not compliant with the regulations.
Article Five questions for John Redman, Co President at Jacksonville Docking Pilots
published on 26 February 2021
Opinion The Secret Life of Pilots
by Allen Garfinkle - published on 8 March 2022
Article 400m Container ship runs aground off Wangerooge (Germany)
published on 3 February 2022
Video Yaw Stability of Ships - Basic Principles by Knud Benedict
published on 18 November 2021
Another very good explanatory video by Knud Benedict. Absolutely worth seeing.
Yaw Stability is an important element of Ships Manoeuvrability - both for course keeping and turning ability. This first video in a series explains the Basic Principles of stability in steady state equilibrium conditions and the forces / moments involved