Pilot leaving in rough sea

Aflevering 4/4 - Regio Noord In Over Een Andere Boeg gaat Sven mee met de loodsen van het Loodswezen. En onderzoekt hij wat dit bijzondere beroep inhoudt. We lopen mee met 4 verschillende regio's door heel Nederland. Regio's Scheldemonden, Amsterdam-IJmond, Noord en Rotterdam-Rijnmond. Wat drijft loodsen om elke dag weer het water op te gaan? Een beroep dat doorgaat bij dag... en nacht. Hoe is het om het grootste deel van je werk door te brengen op het water? Wat zijn de uitdagingen die je...

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MARIN has done model tests with a model of the msc Zoe in one of its test facilities, to find out what caused the msc Zoe to lose containers and how we can prevent this in the future.

Where is it? Maybe Ramsgate?

The international pilots association Impa is sounding the alarm about unsafe pilot ladders. According to the pilots, a worldwide survey has shown that access to the ship via the pilot's ladder often does not comply with the regulations.

Ladders are the bridges for crossing the rough seas of our lives.
When you are a Marine Pilot at work, hoping and praying that the ladders which let you embark the vessel are stable, safe and not dangerous.
In Memoriam of the late Captain Dennis Sherwood who passed away on Monday the 30th of December.

An information sheet for marine pilots about novel coronavirus. Published by the Australian Government - Department of Health

For 174 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been safely navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most challenging waterways.

If you have been looking for a Pilot Boat to use in your simulations, take a look here.

On july 1st, the 327 meters long bulk carrier SHINWA MARU entered Port of Rotterdam with 20,6 meters draft, underway to EECV terminal at the Caland channel, Europoort. Due to her draft she transited the Eurochannel.