Video Maritime Training: Pilot Ladders: Safe Rigging Procedures
published on 25 February 2020
Video Pilot boarding on Pilot Boat "Virginia"
published on 22 July 2022
Article US Coast Guard: Verify gateway handhold arrangements
published on 25 April 2022
Article PTR Holland offers free pilot ladder load test
published on 1 December 2021
Video Magnet Holder - Gangway/Pilot Ladder Fixing Equ. (from Korea Ocean Tech)
published on 4 July 2019
SOLAS/IMO/IMPA Regulations require additional safety measurements for pilot's boarding and disembarkation since recently. These magnetic holders of two types, one is manually set and the other is a remotely controlled one, fixes both pilot ladder and accommodation ladder (gangway) strongly onto the hull of the ship. Thus, the pilot can climb more safely. We are negotiating with ISO, IMO, IMPA etc in order to standardize these items for pilot safety.
Video Pilot boats in rough seas during Storm Ciara
published on 20 April 2020
Article Shore Based Pilotage, a matter of trust
by Ed Verbeek - published on 14 October 2021
Article Mega container ship hard aground in Suez Canal (incl. Video)
published on 24 March 2021
Article HMM Algeciras - The world's largest Containervessel (24,000 TEU) today
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 29 April 2020
Video Maritime Pilots' Institute
published on 4 July 2019
The Maritime Pilots Institute is the premier training facility for River Pilots employing a mix of virtual and real world facilities. Located in Covington Louisiana, we are 45 minutes from downtown New Orleans while offering the safety and amenities of small town life.
The training presents a balance between simulated locations with a variety of environmental conditions and manned scale models of cargo ships in a series of lakes with docking and currents and live factors such as wind and...