Boarding via Tug Boat - Is this safe?!

Like many seafarers I have long been a keen follower of The Nautical Institute’s MARS programme, and along with many other members I listened to the recent webinar on that topic. One theme which was repeated more than once was that it is better to learn from someone else’s misfortune rather than have it happen to you. Having personally been involved in two near misses resulting from unsafe pilot transfer arrangements in a relatively short space of time, I asked how experiences and knowledge specifically about pilot ladder safety could best be promulgated to avoid repeating common accidents or near misses.

Pilot change at vicinity of trio's river upbound to montreal

The Halifax Pilot Boat recovering a Pilot from a cruise ship in some rough weather
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Ever wonder how Pilots board a massive container ship at sea? Well, like this!
This is done year round in every major Port around the world, in all types of weather.

Footage from Iran

Course Name: Berthing, Anchoring & other Mooring Operations
Topic Name: Berthing

P&O Sahm is the fifth pilot boat to be acquired by P&O Maritime Logistics from the same builder. It will be operated out of Port Rashid in Dubai.

WESTDIEP PILOT (IMO: 9568988) is a Pilot Ship that was built in 2011 (10 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Belgium.

Two Carnival cruise ships collided in Cozumel, Mexico on December 20th 2019, causing damage to both ships.