Port Ash Australia: Ship Handling Training & Research Centre

Fathom Safety now offers an online course on Pilot Ladder Training

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its latest simulator technology for a new maritime training centre in Finland.

A video by Capt. Pilot Nasir Khan, Pakistan
Why loud and clear communication is very important.

RightShip continues its webinar series on pilot ladder arrangements. On September 18th, they´re asking two marine pilots to share their first-hand perspectives on pilot ladder arrangement best practices.

Next generation of Navigation. This video shows the new technologies put up on Navigation. #ecdis #lifeatsea #seafarer

Let us see how a maritime pilot is transferred by helicopter to a ship. In this video, we discuss briefly some procedures in a helicopter/ship operation for the transfer of pilots.

Took this in 2021. The pilot boat is helping to navigate through the Port of Barcelona.

This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...