Video A pilot boat on Bosphorus (Turkey)
published on 7 March 2022
Article Operational notes & recommendations on Portable Pilot Units (PPU)
by United Kingdom Maritime Pilots Association - published on 2 December 2021
Video Recorded Webinar: Pilot Ladder safety and Pilot Transfer procedures
published on 15 October 2020
Video Taking on a harbor pilot - The Beagle Channel - Argentina
published on 31 March 2020
Video Pilot Boat "Claude Berry" at St Croix (US Virgin Islands)
published on 20 June 2025
Video H135 Helicopter - Marine Pilot Transfer
published on 5 August 2021
Opinion How OpenBridge seeks to improve maritime workplaces
by Prof. Kjetil Nordby Institute of Design - The Oslo School of Architecture and Design - published on 6 May 2020
Lack of standard user interfaces across bridge equipment is a major concern for maritime safety. Pilots are in a unique position, as they are constantly exposed to new and differing bridge working environments, equipment, interface designs and combinations of systems. As pilots face this problem throughout every shift they need to put in considerable effort to adjust their work to the many user interfaces they meet.
Article Results online survey into the securing methods of pilot ladders
by Herman Broers - published on 5 March 2021
It has been shown that a majority (51%) of pilot ladders is secured by means of D-shackles, when secured at intermediate length. Previous research (Evans, 2020) has proven that this method has only about 50% of the strength of the pilot ladder when secured at full length (“double ended ladder”), or by means of the “endless-sling” method.