Tag: pilots

A pilot fell overboard while disembarking from a tugboat to board a launch boat off the Southern Islands, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), adding that he was wearing a lifejacket at the time.

The UK Maritime Pilots Association praised the actions of three ship pilots who managed to prevent the grounding of one of the world’s largest containerships in the Solent after a loss of engine power.

A Humber pilot died while attempting to board a ship in the estuary, as he fell from a rope ladder as he tried to board the vessel, on January 8.

The Maryland Board of Pilots decided to enact a rule change that forbids on-duty pilots from using their phones, after the grounding of the Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay.

When Capt. Josephine Clark, a marine pilot at Port Kembla, started her career back in 2005, there were just 6 female pilots working in Australian ports. “Today we are still in the single digits. Barely any progress in 17 years,” she described to Maritime SheEO. So, what if the job becomes obsolete before some sort of gender balance is achieved? What are the key skills to watch for anyone seeking to put themselves out there for a career as a maritime pilot?  

Hong Kong announced that the Pilotage Bill 2022 to amend the Pilotage Ordinance and the legislation to refine the arrangements for the medical examination of pilots and other existing practices, and to adjust the pilotage dues, will be introduced on October 26.

UK announced that rules governing workboats, pilot boats and remotely operated vessels have been revised and remade to support innovation in industry.

Tankers of Russian oil sailing through the Danish straits will be more possible to crash and spill their cargoes if they sail through the shallow dangerous waters without the specialist pilots usually provided to vessels in the channel, Denmark’s maritime authority has warned.

A marine pilot at the port of Yalova, Turkey died on July 18 after falling from a pilot ladder into the water.

On the occasion of the Maritime Safety Week (July 4-10), UK MAIB's inspector Bill Evans refers to the issue of unsafe pilot ladders, a concern that has been regularly voiced by the industry.