Video Roger's Craft -- 11.6m manila pilot boats
published on 2 July 2025
Video Pilot boat getting alongside a merchant cargo big bulk carrier ship
published on 27 July 2022
Video How A Pilot Boards A Cargo Ship | Life At Sea
published on 4 December 2020
Video Awesome boarding video (360° camera), by Finnpilot
published on 18 October 2021
Video Pilot Vessel BAYPILOT1 12 2020
published on 31 December 2020
Article EU aims to exempt Pilot Services from Russia Oil Ban
by Bloomberg, Europe - published on 4 October 2022
Opinion Interrupting the Error Chain - The importance of SOPs in piloting
by Captain Reginaldo Pantoja AFNI - published on 26 September 2020
Video Time Lapse: Pilotage of the VLCC Pisces Star, Port of Rotterdam.
published on 4 July 2019
Time Lapse Video:The deep draught VLCC PISCES STAR is approaching the Port of Rotterdam, after navigating through the Eurogeul and Maasgeul deep water channels in the Southern North Sea. The VLCC is proceeding in Calandkanaal channel to her berth in the Petroleumharbour No. 5.
Before coming alongside the VLCC is stopped and swung in the channel. Four harbour tugs are made fast to assist the manoeuvring vessel. Mooringboats bring the VLCC's steel mooring wires ashore when she is coming...
Article Origins of the IMPA pilot mark
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 24 October 2019
There are many things in both our everyday and professional lives which we take for granted and never question the origins of, an example of this might be the IMPA recommended ‘pilot mark or pilot line’, which is sometimes seen on the side of vessels indicating where a vessels freeboard exceeds 9 metres.
Video RightShip Safety Insights - Pilot and Accommodation Ladders
published on 20 June 2023
Over the past two years, RightShip has reviewed more than 21,000 PSC inspections, assessed over 2,500 incidents, and inspected over 4,600 vessels. This is in addition to the reviewing a large number of SIRE reports as part of the vetting process. Despite the industry’s efforts and campaigns to educate, we have observed an upward trend in deficiencies and non-conformities involving pilot ladders and arrangements. The data gathered from RightShip Inspections indicates that the pilot ladder...