Offshore Pilot transfer from ship to Pilot Boat

It is not often that this blog is used to show bad practice, however in this case some pictures tell a whole story. Ship is compliant by design for rigging a combination. How about the operator(s)?

The local harbor pilot boards the 2GO Maligaya on the port side during her Monday noon arrival to Cebu from Manila
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Pilot boat with over 2000 engine hours of operation in tough operating conditions.
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PILOT BOARDING in STEENBANK PILOT STATION NETHERLANDS
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MV Astoria, Dunkirk

Traffic has began to become congested and slowed due to specialized river pilots being mandated to quarantine due to Covid-19 regulations when returning from duties along China’s Yangtze which happens to be the longest river in East Asia.

Study from 2020: Precise assessment of complex maritime navigation requires reliable and valid assessment frameworks. The purpose of this research was to examine the reliability and validity of the proposed CAPA-tool.

Sanmar Shipyards is celebrating completing a record number of vessels within one calendar month, with six tugs and two pilot boats gaining their class certificates during January 2022.

Maritime pilot , inbound Musi river, Under Master Command And Pilot Advice Music SABA DALAM PENANTIAN ( COVER ) Alfahruz Music: https://youtu.be/3EX1iOVwPHM original song https://youtu.be/uiSK3301b50

The Congress participated by more than 38 countries from around the world was convened from 24th - 28th August 2026 at the Apurva Kempinski Hotel Bali, Indonesia.