Pilot disembarking from Mega Cargo ship after manoeuvring the ship from critical waters
Pilot disembarking from Mega Cargo ship after manoeuvring the ship from critical waters
Video Las Palmas Practicos
published on 25 April 2022
Video Kittiwake Mersey Pilot
published on 22 December 2021
Article Survey: Sustainability in Maritime Pilotage
by Ship senior pilot Seyed Behbood Issazadeh - published on 21 August 2025
Article Shareable Survey "Boarding and Landing Arrangements for Pilots" by Ewan Rattray
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 26 August 2020
Opinion Arie Palmers: "A case with a non compliant pilot transfer arrangement"
by Arie Palmers - published on 26 August 2024
Video Berthing a Car Carrier in Santa Marta, Colombia
published on 12 April 2021
Video History: Helicopter Transport Elbe River-Pilot (1961)
published on 18 May 2020
Unissued / Unused material - Hamburg, West Germany (FDR - Federal Republic of Germany). German helicopters are used to carry river boat pilots to where they are needed. Big CU Helicopter pilot talking into mouthpiece. Aerial view from helicopter of boat below. MS as the helicopter comes in and lands on deck of the ship. Various shots as pilot is picked up from lightship and flown off in helicopter. LS From bridge of ship as helicopter flies overhead. CU Small bird sitting on capstan. (f.g....
Video Interview with Pilot Patrick Wilson (Mobile Bar Pilots, Alabama)
published on 22 August 2025
This is an interview with Patrick Wilson, a bar pilot who is a part of the Mobile Bar Pilots in Mobile, Alabama. Chapters/Questions 0:00 - Introduction to Patrick Wilson 0:15 - What does a bar pilot do? 0:57 - What is the career path to becoming a bar pilot? What education and experience did you need? 2:13 - What's the most challenging situation you've handled while guiding a ship? 3:48 - How has new technology like GPS or advanced radar changed your job, and how much do you still rely on...
Video Pilot boat catches fire in Brazil
published on 17 January 2022
A pilot boat caught fire near the entrance of the Port of Recife, on Saturday morning (15 January). The fire would have started around 11h. In a note, the port authority explained that the two people who were in the pilot boat were rescued by another pilot boat "Serrambi".
The causes of the accident had not yet been identified, but would be investigated.