Pilot Boat from Teluk, Jakarta

Pilot going onboard, using pilot ladder port side, 1,5 meters above the water.

A glimpse onboard cargo ship on how we do reportings upon entering VTS area and contacting of pilot upon arrival. On this video, the vessel is arriving in port of Bremen, Germany.
How we do it onboard? Watch the full video.

Лоцманский катер, выход из Аделаиды, Австралия

Cadets get a wide variety of experiences at Great Lakes Maritime Academy. Glad this was captured to show the viewer what it is like boarding a vessel from a pilot boat.

Great video from Argentina. But a backpack is not recommended in combination with a life vest.

Ships have reported an increasing number of cases of significant GPS interference and jamming in recent months. The geographic areas with more than one reported incident include the eastern and central Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and multiple Chinese ports.

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Review of Capt. Paul Lobo's book "Crossing the bar". The valet parker for ships: More than 30 years of being a Pilot. Book Review by Bianca Reineke, Germany

by Rhys Davies, current Apprentice. Published already in Feb. 2020 by ABP.