Deep Sea Pilotage - Boarding on EVER ACE

Video showing marine pilot navigating a cargo ship from Port Botany.

An innovative technique to board a sailing ship without any loss of time.

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Clear statements from Fremantle Pilots and Fremantle Ports to ensure the safety of pilot transfers.

This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...

Fremantle Ports in Western Australia has awarded local boatbuilder Dongara Marine a contract for the construction of two new pilot boats.

9th March 2020 at about 08:45 PM
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the maritime supply chain and called for accelerated adoption of digital technologies in various aspects of maritime operations, including the area of maritime education and training (MET).

M/V PILOT 68 (CHEOY LEE shipyards 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat)

This my attempt to do just that. This is a summary of all scientific papers and articles that I could find about the ship’s pivot point. I have added links to any videos associated with the publications and have also included any useful diagrams or equations that the authors published to help explain their research.