Pilot Boat POLARIS

Petugas Pandu Pelabuhan Benoa Bali

The Princess Royal toured state of art Pilot Boat that serves the Port of London

Stainsby is a 16m GRP Pilot Boat designed by Camarc and built by Holyhead Marine.

SWATH and SWASH are interesting technologies that allow a vessel to sail much more calmly in high waves. A stable and calm position of the ship is especially important for pilot boarding.

Accidente del JOLLY NERO en Genova,

The United Kingdom Maritime Pilots Association (UKMPA), is the representative professional body for Maritime Pilots in the United Kingdom. Almost every ship entering or leaving a port, is required under UK law to engage a duly Authorised Maritime Pilot, who either boards the vessel in port or at sea and takes conduct of the safe navigation of that vessel. This undertaking is critical to protecting the country’s national infrastructure and environment from damage or pollution, supporting the UK’s economy, and ensuring the safe, timely and efficient movement of all trade.

Port Phillip Sea Pilots now have their new website online. The result is impressive. Well done!

In this article I would like to share my thoughts on this pilot ladder poster. Is it as good as we think or is there room for improvement? By taking you through this poster step by step I hope to explain what needs to be changed to make it similar to IMO an SOLAS regulations.