Harbour pilot boarding MT STI MIRACLE

IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

A Virginia Pilot Association harbor pilot disembarks the U.S. flag containership Maersk Atlanta before the ship sails north along the U.S. East Coast.
Featured in this video is the Virginia Pilots' brand new pilot boat, Hampton Roads.

It is not often that this blog is used to show bad practice, however in this case some pictures tell a whole story. Ship is compliant by design for rigging a combination. How about the operator(s)?

What a beautiful manoeuvre! Arrival at Hamburg “Eurogate berth 6”, portside!
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Itajai, Brazil. Photo and video

The plug-in diesel hybrid pilot boat's hull is be based on the established ‘ORC’ design, a unique ‘beak’ bow design, which gives it unmatched all weather capability and typically uses 40% less diesel per nautical mile than convention hulls.

Look at Life Vol 01 Transport Pilot Aboard 1963
The story of Britain's pilotage services.