On Wednesday night, an experienced marine pilot with the Sandy Hook Pilots Association fell from a pilot ladder and was fatally injured. It was the second fatality in a year for the Sandy Hook pilots.

Every time a harbor pilot boards a ship at sea, they're trusting a rope ladder rigged by someone else's crew. Here's why the rules exist, what they're actually protecting against, and why fatal ...

[Brief] A Taiwanese marine pilot died after falling from a pilot ladder on Monday, according to local media reports. The pilot, identified as Zhong Chaochang, was climbing the ladder to join the small ...

The UK Maritime Pilots note that during a recent pilot disembarkation from a dry cargo vessel, both ropes on the pilot ladder parted simultaneously causing the pilot to fall approximately 2.0 meters ...

Ship pilots, in case you’re not familiar, are required on board commercial ships as they enter port. These individuals are generally master mariners with a detailed understanding of the currents and ...

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its 2022 annual report which includes details of its investigation into pilot ladder safety. The MAIB canvassed 105 UK Competent Harbour ...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully prosecuted a ship's master and shipping company after a pilot was injured while embarking on a Panama-flagged general cargo ship. The ...

MUMBAI: In a freak accident, a senior marine pilot has gone missing at sea after he fell while climbing the pilot ladder of a vessel which was to arrive at JNPT berth on Thursday. Ships which carry ...

In the recently published results of a safety campaign by International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) it is noted that as with previous years the 2022 safety campaign highlights persistent ...