Timelapse from port of Louisiana - ab - pilot onboard

The entrance to Cork Harbour situated on the South coast of Ireland can produce some pretty extreme sea states during the winter storm months. There are two main factors that influence the sea state at the entrance, the first being the ebbing tide, the second being shoaling waters over the Harbour Rock, this is situated at the entrance to the Harbour off Roches Point lighthouse, right in the middle between the Western and Eastern channel entrances.

PTR Pilot Ladder

China’s Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard has delivered a new pilot boat to the Hong Kong Pilots Association (HKPA).

Fathom Safety was established as a not for profit organisation dedicated to improving maritime pilot transfer safety. Here is a guide to pilot ladder rigging. We hope you like it!

On board Pilot One during boarding maneuvers to one of the regular ferries that connects Tarifa with Tangier city.

Impatience is triggered when we have a set goal (for example berthing a vessel) but realise it's going to cost us more than we thought to reach it (the vessel is only making 6 knots against the tide and is taking much longer than predicted).

The use of augmented reality (AR), i.e. the addition of computer-generated information to real images, has become established in various areas:

A small video tutorial showing some useful tips for pilotage using Transas Pilot PRO application for iPad