Pilot boats, pilot embarking and disembarking ships

Maritime Topics
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So why the title Female Pilot, why not just pilot?

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Sorry the faceache title was Woman Pilot

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Don’t be sorry, be …
Looks similar to this one:

No mention of gender. Does this meet with your approval?

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Yes thanks,

Peace, can’t find the emoji,

Looks like a Safehaven Interceptor

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Wasn’t picking a fight,

Honest

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And I would guess an Aframax tanker in ballast, gosh I am such an anorak :fearful:

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May have missed the sensible comments.
Hopefully it wasn’t the shit tank discharging whilst the pilot boat was coming alongside.
I didn’t have my glasses on but shouldn’t the ladder have spreaders on?
Regardless, is any cargo worth that level of risk?

Well done though, well done.

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Bugg’s last posted video was departure Sydney. I see these combination ladder arrangements, have used many and fail to understand why a chain preventer is not attached to the gangway in the event of parting wire falls. It should be mandated.

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A better way for pilots to get safely to/from a ship underway?:

Any comments from our pilots (or others) on the forum?

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Looks like the ship and pilot boat have approximately the same deck height above the sea.
How would this debarkation route work with a vastly higher (larger) ship and out in swell?

I’m guessing the leap from ladder to platform might get “sporty”.

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Yes I expected that question.
It is a SWAT vessel so they MAY be able to adjust the freeboard quickly, but only to some degree.
Otherwise I think you are right, that jumping from the pilot ladder and onto the movable platform on this pilot boat v.v. could be “sporty”.

PS> Whether it is more “sporty” than to jump onto the deck of any other type of pilot boat is debatable:

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A SWAT vessel tend to have less heave, roll and pitch than a single hull vessel.

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Sure. It works when the freeboard works. When it doesn’t, they put a ladder out and they use the same sliding platform.

There are some ships that are an easy step across for various pilot boats. But it’s not that common.

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being the captain of the pilot transfer boat looks like a fun job… I wonder what those guys do all day when they aren’t actively in the process of transferring or retrieving the pilot?