Video TRENZ Pilot Plug - Wärtsilä Pilot PRO
published on 5 July 2019
Video H135 Helicopter - Marine Pilot Transfer
published on 5 August 2021
Video UiT Autonomous Ship Program, including recent research activities by Lokukaluge Perera.
published on 30 June 2021
Opinion AIMPA has published "Providing Peek into Marine Pilots' World" - Issue II
published on 21 September 2020
Article Mapping Safe Maritime Pilotage: Understanding Complexity in Maritime Pilotage
by University of York - published on 9 February 2026
Opinion Pilot Ladder - The Weakest Link in Marine Pilotage
by Capt. Santosha K. Nayak - published on 10 August 2020
Pilot transfer arrangement is a sensitive topic to be discussed among the pilot’s fraternity. Although ships are designed and operated with compliance to the SOLAS requirements in all respects including the pilot transfer arrangements, there has been numerous deficiencies observed related to pilot transfer arrangements. The small deficiencies from the part of ships cause life threatening accidents for pilots and sometimes to the ship staff themselves. There are many instances of defective ladder and complacency in proper rigging of ladders has been reported almost every day in different parts of the world. Many pilots lost their life, severely injured for life and face many minor to major accidents. The latest incident being the Capt. Timothy Murray of Sandy hooks Pilot.