Difficulties Of Embarkation

www.turkishpilots.org.tr , Maritime Pilot , Turkish Straits , İstanbul Strait

IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

Wind was blowing strong from the NE and the waves were becoming bigger and bigger by the time we reach a new client.
Crew didn't consider the rolling effect about to happen while changing heading in order to give lee when they prepared pilot ladder, so the requested 1.5m above the water was not that good.
I decided to abort and to give the vessel the chance to shorten it. In the next attempt they did it right and I was able to board safe

Experiences of a Pilot: The port's chief pilot talks about his work, "what we do is not well known in the city", and about the risk they run, "on a bad day we can get scared", he says.

APL Belgium in rough water near the Farallon Islands pilot station.

Publication of the Brazilian Maritime Pilots' Association - Rumos Práticos 59
In this edition of Rumos Práticos, we made a concerted effort to address safety, both in pilot embarkation/disembarkation and in port projects.

Bergstraum inbound to Regent Quay in Aberdeen Harbour with the tug Kittywake assisting.

Explore working hours with Pilot 130 at Bangkok port, Thailand.