Harbour pilot boarding MT STI MIRACLE

There are some problems that never seem to go away and one is the perennial difficulties in providing a safe way of getting pilots on and off a ship.

In a navigation incident, the first line of inquiry would normally cover the bridge watchkeepers. While the human element plays a significant role in these incidents, it is perhaps worth asking, what if some geographic areas are more prone to navigation incidents than others?

The man-overboard manoeuvre includes all measures to rescue a person who has fallen overboard from a watercraft.

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