Found on YouTube. Created by "Captain Stoy". Originally published on 2021-11-29.
SF Bar Pilot transfer- offshore pilot station.
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Video Pilot boarding in Alaska (video by "The Tyler Show")
published on 17 September 2024
Article Results online survey into the securing methods of pilot ladders
by Herman Broers - published on 5 March 2021
It has been shown that a majority (51%) of pilot ladders is secured by means of D-shackles, when secured at intermediate length. Previous research (Evans, 2020) has proven that this method has only about 50% of the strength of the pilot ladder when secured at full length (“double ended ladder”), or by means of the “endless-sling” method.