Video Goodchild ORC 171 Pilot Boat "Ouse" recently delivered to Associated British Ports (Humber)
published on 28 July 2021
Video Pilot Boat LOS 107 — Full Underway Walkaround
published on 27 February 2026
Join us for a full exterior walkaround of the Norwegian pilot boat LOS 107 while she’s underway — bow to stern, wheelhouse to fenders. Real-time footage of a working pilot/launch at sea. Vessel overview Name: LOS 107 (listed as “Lodsbåd / Vessel”) Type: Pilot boat / pilot launch / workboat Built: 1998 (Norway) Hull material: Aluminium Length overall (LOA):17.1 m Beam: ~4.0–4.3 m (approx.) Draft: ~1.0 m (approx.) Displacement / GT: small workboat class (light displacement) Propulsion: Twin...
Video Pilot boat NES, North East Spit Pilots (UK)
published on 16 March 2022
Article The fleet of the Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch was replenished with the pilot boat Mechta
published on 1 November 2021
Video Singapore Harbour Pilot, “Who We Are”
published on 4 July 2019
Video Wind drift making headway - practical experiments for voyage planning and Rule of Thumb
published on 7 April 2021
Article Update: "Strength of Pilot Ladders and Intermediate Securing of Pilot Ladders"
by Capt. Troy Evans - published on 2 November 2020
An investigation into actual strength of ladders and intermediate securing methods used.
Capt. and Marine Pilot Troy Evans (New Zealand) decided to look into pilot ladder strength and intermediate securing arrangements after MNZ put out what he felt was a confusing and unclear document about securing of pilot ladders.