Video Strength Of A Woman: Elizabeth Marami, Trainee Maritime Pilot
published on 4 July 2019
Article Danish Butter Cookies...
by Marine Pilot Luis Vale, Portugal - published on 17 July 2019
Opinion Hybrid War at Sea
by Frank Diegel - published on 25 March 2025
Electronic warfare in the Baltic Sea is escalating rapidly, with GPS and AIS disruptions posing growing risks to maritime navigation. Russia’s hybrid strategy is targeting both safety and stability in one of Europe’s most critical shipping regions. Pilots and crews now face a new reality: navigating under threat.
Opinion The feel of the ship: The essence of Piloting
by Captain Ricardo Caballero "Themaritimepilot" - published on 3 June 2020
Video Pilotage on Sabine River (USA)
published on 19 May 2022
Opinion Online survey: Securing methods of pilot ladders at intermediate length
by Herman Broers - published on 7 December 2020
Video Wind drift making headway - practical experiments for voyage planning and Rule of Thumb
published on 7 April 2021
Video Refusing to board due to a pilot ladder not rigged correctly
published on 20 June 2025
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...
Article Pilot Boats, a Designer and Builders Perspective
by Safehaven Marine - published on 6 August 2021
Safehaven Marine build a range of vessels for many different operational roles such as patrol, survey, crew transfer to name a few, but what makes Safehaven unique is that we specialize in pilot boats, with 80% of our production dedicated to just this area, and have supplied over 50 pilot craft all around the world over the last 17 years.