Opinion Anti-Entrapment Pilot Boat
by Captain Francesco Aiello - Honorary Member Fedepiloti ROMA, Italy - published on 21 April 2020
Video Pilot boat LIVE LAUNCH EVENT today, 10:00 AM (CET)
published on 14 December 2021
Video Awesome boarding video (360° camera), by Finnpilot
published on 18 October 2021
Video Pilot Boat "Pacific Scout" in Victoria, BC
published on 30 May 2024
Video CoastGuard Mooloolaba visit Poseidon Sea Pilots
published on 7 April 2022
Video Ship manoeuvring in port MT Eagle Asia 09
published on 13 October 2020
Opinion Pilotage Wisdom
by Frank Diegel - published on 1 September 2020
Opinion New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 by NZMPA
by New Zealand Maritime Pilot's Association - published on 6 November 2020
New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 at NZMPA Conference in Dunedin, NZ. Distinct difference to suggestions in many other countries, is that we challenge operators who have the ladder suspended from the accommodation ladder (gangway) and not secured to the ship. SOLAS states that pilot ladder shall be secured to the ship, and securing strongpoints, shackles and ropes shall be as strong as the sideropes.
Video CBNC: Egypt's Suez Canal could take weeks to clear
published on 25 March 2021
The massive container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal, halting traffic in one of the world's busiest waterways, is still stuck. The ship, called the Ever Given, became horizontally wedged in the waterway following heavy winds. Nearly 19,000 ships passed through the canal during 2020, for an average of 51.5 per day, according to the Suez Canal Authority.