I'm a pilot boat skipper in Durban Harbour, our boarding arrangements are very different to this. Our boat has fenders and a narrow cut away on deck, 2.5m long so we are able to come flat against the incoming vessel in such a way that the pilot ladder hangs below our deck line. I dislike the idea of using a platform the way they do in this video. The Also, we assess the conditions and instruct the vessel which course to steer so as to have a good lee. We also instruct the vessel to rig two good man ropes, in most cases where conditions are rough, the pilot can use the ropes to swing onto the ladder. This is an extremely dangerous job, and I hope the pilot has recovered fully
I'm here to see water tight doors after reading about a South African lady who recently died in a cruise ship from Durban (was hit by a water tight door)
You right buddy. I'm in Port Elizabeth harbour. Always jump on the highest point. 1st approach take a marker. I think he was lucky could have been worse.
This Captain of the boat is not good whatsoever at landing and holding his up against the ship. I know what I’m talking about. I went to sea for 32 years. He is intimidated by the sea and the ship, movement of the vessels. It took him way way to long.
It's actually the pilot ship bobbing up and down, makes, of course, no difference. Spent some time on merchant ship taking on pilots that way and leaving the ship can be as difficult if not even more so as you now actually are the wrong way around when you have to leave the ladder. Some pilots have lost their life over the years. Luckily I was not part of any accidents. It's a dagerous occasion even more so in the night and a gale. These days there are of course pilots too who are taken onboard from helicopters, and big ships tend to have a "door platform" at the hight of the pilot ship thus needing no ladder.
It appears his right lower extremity was crushed/fractured. Good thing he was able to cling on and get onboard. Hopefully there’s been improvements made to this procedure although it’s evident it has its inherent dangers regardless. Hoping the Gent recovered well from the injury
Just watching this for 30 seconds at my desk is freaking me out. I can't imagine actually doing this for a living. My complete admiration and respect for these workers.
Judging by watching it a few times, his right leg seemed to be crushed and he's in very much pain that he is finding it hard to climb up. I don't know what they were thinking by going close to the other vessel. It was already looking like it was going to happen. So dangerously done. The crew members on the other vessel were just like starring and couldn't even help him up, only one managed to grab him. SMH!
It's normal in merchant vessel, everytime a pilot boards a vessel from a tugboat or another vessel, especially when the weather is rough, he is risking his life. It is his job, so that the important cargo of the ship is delivered to the port with no delay. It's a hard job, but it is a very high pay job.
@@johnnyghanja What's your problem? I was judging about the incident. How about you be that pilot and try doing that. I bet you won't even have the balls to do it. Maybe pee your pants out there.
My dad was a Radio Officer on many ships , he had to do this many times to get on and off ships that don't dock , he said that you always get on the the ladder at the top of the rise in the swell so you don't get crushed between the the boat and ship . This is what happens with out proper training , some one gets hurt or dead .
As a Pilot myself...there is no way on earth I would be boarding in those conditions without a lee. There is no way I would be stepping on to a low rung in a trough. The Cox on the Pilot boat should know better as should the Pilot. What job is worth your life? Why risk it when you can take 5 mins and ask the Captain to turn the ship for a lee?
Thanks for your comments. I’m not a harbor pilot but even I was thinking the same thing as you. Conditions looked too rough..don’t try to force a situation and why not wait until the pilot boat was at it high point before making the transfer. Looks like he really may have jacked up his leg.
@@kennypowers17 A lee is the leeward side. The opposite of the weather side. A Lee in pilotage is basically asking the vessel to turn into the weather so you can embark or disembark on the side without the weather!
Mad respect for the Drivers of these large ships in rough water. That dude simply jumped at the wrong time. But also there has to be a safer way this just seems Nuts
A crane would be better with a harness lower the rope tie to harness wait till the ship is at its highest point and pull the rope tight. Then reel him in.
Correct they have very little time. If you have a pilot coming onboard it’s for a reason. Pilots purpose is to help ships navigate into and out of shallow waters, canals, ports, etc.
I usually board at the top of the wave, stepping to a high rung first then hands close to chest, not extended. This is to enable me to quickly absorb the weight and pull up faster. With leg on high rung as a boost. It helps if you are physically agile. Get on the ladder as your vessel pulls away, not as it goes closer. The highest point that the wave can push you, that is the safe window, and it lasts less than a second. Long enough to step out and up quickly, or in this case step out and onto the hands of standby team.
@@EricVids001 oh yeah we make 6 figures annually from 20K a month upwards. Some pilots are Captains on leave from their 3 month stints. In fact most are well seasoned Captains and almost to always, they are experts of the area they board vessels.
In order to avoid a situation like this, boarding a pilot in heavy seas, our big containership was still docked in Rotterdam Holland when the pilot from the next port, Bremerhaven Germany walked up the gangway to ride with us around to his port. He had taken the train down from Germany as he knew that would be far safer than boarding out in the North Sea.
@@russellking9762Pilots don't actually pilot the ship per se. They are employed by the specific port to help guide the Captain of the ship to safety by telling him where to go and where what to avoid, such as dangerous rocks or coral on the bottom of the sea. They usually meet the ship they will be piloting a few miles before they get to the port where the water is shallow, and they just use the gangway of the ship to disembark in their home port. Ultimately the full responsibility of the ship is always upon the Captain, never the pilot.
The crews on standby should never pressure someone other than themselves to jump (stupid to state but often happens). Doesn't matter if we're gonna be there for 1 minute or 1 hour. I think the pilot got pressured by everyone around him to jump. Pick your moment and execute without hesitation. Your moment should be an instinct honed in from your experience boarding vessels and waves knowledge. Dictate how your vessel must approach. I just hate the setup of the pilot boat. The railings overhead is a trap that will break heads or slice bodies like sliced ham.
i am a seafarer and we always did this..its just easy if you stay focus.you have to wait for the timing on the highest crest then grab/hold tight the pilot ladder.
I am a former Captain who put pilots on ships more times that I could count and the son of a pilot who has climbed far more ladders than that. And, I have climbed a bunch of ladders too. This whole operation is off. First, where is the lee from the ship. Really, get the first part of the operation right and make the conditions as safe as possible. Second, when I landed against a ship to drop off or pick up a pilot, my boat never left that ship's side again, until the transfer was complete. I keep my boat under the pilot, because the last place we wanted him was in the water and between our vessels. If he fell onto the boat's deck, he was probably going to be injured (never happened with me there), but we would have him. My aim when landing against a ship with the ladder lowered down already below my fenders was to land with the ladder between fenders and make sure I then kept the boat stuck to that ship. The landing part takes some skill, but once landed sticking there is pretty easy, add a little power and some rudder toward the ship. Third, how can anyone from the boat help this man. This is an inherently dangerous op. Where is a man, maybe a deck hand to help the pilot if needed. How could one get to him with that platform. I think this platform in the video stinks, but it would shorten the distance climbed, so maybe there might be something to it, if modified. Fourth, you get one that ship when the boat is on top of a swell, never in the trough, then you move quickly to get up the first few rungs of the ladder that you must climb. On the way down, do the opposite. Climb down to a rung that is higher than that boat's is reaching in the swells or seas, and when the bost nears its apex get down those last steps FAST and get on the boat. I learned that at 14, taking a ride with Dad. This is on the pilot. And any pilot worth his salt should have run a boat to do this a lot, and should be able to direct the boat's helmsman, because that is what pilots do. Hope the pilot healed well. Bad break like that might cost a man his career.
Ive studied BSMT for a year before shifting into other course. Ive heard a lot of stories from my former professors, instructors on their life at sea. Theres one time that one of their crew got caught on a cable wire and his body got cut in half. Keep safe seamens!
As a service Boat pilot I always make this question before I approach in heavy weather conditions. "Does this action worth a human life?". It's so funny that we all know the answer but we tend to focus on the wrong things when under stress
I'm sure he felt pressure to get on the boat asap.. That's not an excuse for complacency, but hindsight is 20-20, and training means a lot too. He gets bonus points just for having to be out there in the first place. He was bouncing up and down by like 30 feet maybe.
I had similar incident before. I was the officer on deck and I suggested to the master to cancel pilot boarding due to adverse sea conditions. Guess what, we actually did cancel the pilot boarding and waited for another day. I agree not always we can do that. From this video also can see the pilot inexperience.
After watching the video a few times, I can clearly see that the pilot trying to board the ship makes the big mistake of catching the pilot lader when the platform he is stepping on is moving upwards. He should have grabed the pilot ladder when the platform was at its highest point, regardless of the conditions and the approach.
No matter what you think, its all come to decision maker not to upgrade their landing zone system. Its all about money! Who cares if u fell to the sea, as long my money flow roughly as roughsea
We had to do that more than enough times in the Coast Guard and had no problem with ordering the Captain to come to almost a dead stop or change course momentarily and/or re-hang the Jacobs Ladder long enough for one of us to safely board & "call" the rest of boarding from the deck. We also had our own Jacob's for the crew to haul up if we didn't like the looks of theirs. I personally would not have attempted a routine boarding under those conditions shown here. Kudos to the pilot boat for keeping it as steady as he did.
Kinda off topic... I was on a LST and a resupply ship came along side to refuel us. The Sailors shot lines across, got the hoses, set up a mail transfer and sent an officer over on a seat. My point being, the water between the ships was like a deadly washing machine. Just writing this is giving me chills. Stay safe ! Sgt, USMC.
It’s always amazed me that there’s no safety rope tied to the pilot that can be thrown to the crew on the receiving vessel just in case the pilot were to fall overboard. Had he fallen in with his leg crushed like that there’s no way he would’ve survived.
@@crisiswhatcrisis9124 rope would either brake his back or get entangled around his neck...pilots have been boarding like this for hundred of years, if a rope was safer they would use it...it's not!
@@nativeafroeurasian you think a winch crane is safe in large swells? At least a ladder the pilot isn't swinging and banging against the hull. You want a fit and aware pilot, not a semi-concussed one.
I've only been a part of this on the St. Lawrence river heading to the Great lakes and it was much smoother....but always found it fascinating on how captains are changed out
Imagine pilot is hanging on the pilot ladder attaching to a crane hook…. It will be like hell for him….If the ladder u said just clear the Pilot boat, the pilot will be in the middle of the ocean with no Backup on him, he can also be accidently fall into the water or to the upper deck of Big Ship. We have to also consider the fact the crane hook will also be moving like pendulum clock as the ship roll. Working on the ship aren’t as easy as u imagine.
@@somnathchanda1250 It’s not just imagination, it is more like comparison with how SOLAS 1974, Chapter 5/Regulation 23 and STCW 1978 work. I’ve been working as Able Seafarer for 5 years, Deck Officer for 4 years and as local marine pilot for 8 years. If u still think it is easy, u should try hanging on a Ladder from Helicopter which is under Heavy Wind Speed & try to land yourself alive....
I have watched a number of pilots board and depart a ship on cruises. I try to never miss one. This procedure looks very dangerous to me. The procedure I mostly see is the pilot boat pulls alongside the ship and almost hugs it momentarily as the pilot grabs the ladder leaving the deck. There is certainly no platform that can ram into the ship like this on any of the pilot boats like this one. But then this is a cargo ship and looks to be very high out of the water.
Normally if there is a wide range and still in open sea and not in channel pilot let the ship turn to have a safe sector under the wind.instruct ship to turn with proper Lee angle,and normally the pilot experience the same situation daily with all ships and with his familiarity with prevailing winds direction and counter action to safely board,seems he ignored or new pilot.
Good god its damn sure that pilot wasn't aware of that swell and some if the overestimate their experience at sea and their knowledge but when it comes to situations like these sea always wins
@@brianlacroix822 I spent several years at sea. Climbing down one of those rope ladders onto a moving vessel was pretty unnerving. Especially at night, and with a rucksack on your back.
It's insane to me that with all the technology we possess today, this is the method they use to board another boat. They could easily create a gantry that would use pneumatics to match the motion of the other ship and safely place the pilot onto it.
it all comes down to cost. Yes the pilot could board using a helicopter as is done in many parts of the world but that is a big cost. This method of pilot transfer has been used for centuries and when done properly is quite safe. A pneumatic gantry sounds good but in practice seldom works as the two vessels will be rolling at different speeds and amounts. It appeared to me that in this instance they were not providing a lee for the pilot boat and the pilot stepped onto the ladder as the pilot vessel was rising on the crest of the wave. What he should have done was to step across when the pilot vessel was on the crest of the wave thereby allowing the pilot boat to drop beneath him and they should have instructed the ships captain to alter his course to reduce the rolling, but, without seeing the actual conditions and the approach to the pilot station it's is difficult to be sure. I think the pilot was also getting impatient and should have re assessed his options
That was so sketchy, new respect for people who do that job. Knowing nothing about it, to me still looked like a real bad time he chose to take that step 😬
Not only do you have to worry about getting on the ladder saftly , but you have to trust that the ladder on that ship is in good condition. A pilot in the US fell back off the ladder of a ship and onte the deck of the pilot boat and suffered fatal injuries. And this was a 35 year pilot veteran.
Yes his leg is broken but are we forgetting he could have been cut in half just as easily.... hope he made a full recovery and got paid for it cause dammmmm that shit hurt just watching it
My first time to work on board ship same like this the vessel is running going to panama canal, it was really at first but wen I reach at the top it was amazing experience
I always wondered why they don’t simply have a hoist and harness system for the pilots... the pilot could already be harnessed up and simply clip on when the vessels get close (so they don’t get dunked by too much slack), and the line can have a safety stopper (so they don’t get pulled up too much and into the hardware), and could even have a manual back up should it be electrical and the power stop working midway through
I assume a zip line with springs would be much safer. Install poles on each ship, line up the poles, shoot line over from one ship, rig up the zip line with springs and have the guy slide over then detach
??...and how will you get in the cage? who will catch the cranehook dangling from a steel wire 40ft long attached to a crane boom on the main deck of a rolling ship... I guess you never saw cargo being transferred from one rolling vessel to another, have you...
I’ve skippered the Pilot boats in Falmouth for quite a while and in all weathers, these accidents happen so easy if your not on the ball….. one of my tricks in bad sea was to get the ship to do a 360° turn using thruster and it sometimes worked to get them on or off….
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from the conversation, they said his leg was crushed and couldn't move. Hope he was okay coz it looked really painful.
Thank you
*JUST FROM A "SHIT" COUNTRY ... SO WHAT IS IT TO "TALK ABOUT" .. NOTHING*
Thank you for translation. 👍
Imagine going out to a ship and getting your leg crushed before you even board the vessel.
Now what.
Thanks for the spoil, thought could be something funny. I stopped the vid.. can't handle accidents like that..
I'm a pilot boat skipper in Durban Harbour, our boarding arrangements are very different to this. Our boat has fenders and a narrow cut away on deck, 2.5m long so we are able to come flat against the incoming vessel in such a way that the pilot ladder hangs below our deck line. I dislike the idea of using a platform the way they do in this video. The Also, we assess the conditions and instruct the vessel which course to steer so as to have a good lee. We also instruct the vessel to rig two good man ropes, in most cases where conditions are rough, the pilot can use the ropes to swing onto the ladder. This is an extremely dangerous job, and I hope the pilot has recovered fully
I'm here to see water tight doors after reading about a South African lady who recently died in a cruise ship from Durban (was hit by a water tight door)
That makes so much more sense
You right buddy. I'm in Port Elizabeth harbour. Always jump on the highest point. 1st approach take a marker. I think he was lucky could have been worse.
Crazy Bru!
This Captain of the boat is not good whatsoever at landing and holding his up against the ship. I know what I’m talking about. I went to sea for 32 years. He is intimidated by the sea and the ship, movement of the vessels. It took him way way to long.
Just watching the large ships bobbing up and down 30' or more really puts perspective on the size of these objects and how much force is in the waves.
Tampa Bay Fla. Harness on pilot from vessel with quick release on pilot. Pilot boat married to vessel matched speed Lee side. Still very dangerous.
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yeah the force in that little bob would be like being caught between a semi trailer & a brick wall
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It's actually the pilot ship bobbing up and down, makes, of course, no difference.
Spent some time on merchant ship taking on pilots that way and leaving the ship can be as difficult if not even more so as you now actually are the wrong way around when you have to leave the ladder.
Some pilots have lost their life over the years.
Luckily I was not part of any accidents. It's a dagerous occasion even more so in the night and a gale.
These days there are of course pilots too who are taken onboard from helicopters, and big ships tend to have a "door platform" at the hight of the pilot ship thus needing no ladder.
It appears his right lower extremity was crushed/fractured. Good thing he was able to cling on and get onboard. Hopefully there’s been improvements made to this procedure although it’s evident it has its inherent dangers regardless. Hoping the Gent recovered well from the injury
My dad himself is a captain and now I came to understand why is he refusing me not to join merchant navy 🥺... respect+100
Same here...
Trust your Dad , he knows!
This is not the job of a merchant navy nor the captain. That is a pilot. Navy's job is a lot worse than this
Safety is a way of life.
Same here
That would have pained like hell. But he was brave enough to climb the rope with such pain. Hats off to his bravery.
He had no other option 😛
His right foot got crushed
@@jaiveer4737 Exactly, no bravery, survival, climb the ladder or die.🤡
Right. Either climb or die.
Bravery? Dick.
Just watching this for 30 seconds at my desk is freaking me out. I can't imagine actually doing this for a living. My complete admiration and respect for these workers.
Judging by watching it a few times, his right leg seemed to be crushed and he's in very much pain that he is finding it hard to climb up. I don't know what they were thinking by going close to the other vessel. It was already looking like it was going to happen. So dangerously done. The crew members on the other vessel were just like starring and couldn't even help him up, only one managed to grab him. SMH!
Yup its crushed
It's normal in merchant vessel, everytime a pilot boards a vessel from a tugboat or another vessel, especially when the weather is rough, he is risking his life.
It is his job, so that the important cargo of the ship is delivered to the port with no delay.
It's a hard job, but it is a very high pay job.
Exactly, you don't know. Don't judge something you know nothing about. 😏 shake your head at that.
I think the logical thing to do since it looks like there was stormy weather was to abort the transfer
@@johnnyghanja What's your problem? I was judging about the incident. How about you be that pilot and try doing that. I bet you won't even have the balls to do it. Maybe pee your pants out there.
My dad was a Radio Officer on many ships , he had to do this many times to get on and off ships that don't dock , he said that you always get on the the ladder at the top of the rise in the swell so you don't get crushed between the the boat and ship .
This is what happens with out proper training , some one gets hurt or dead .
Yep ..as you say top of the rise ...plus he was getting inpatient to Board ..
Oh you discovered the hot water...thanks for that unvaluable info
I have no training and I thought that this is what he should have done. Common sense isn't so common.
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Also wearing captains hat during boarding is "dangerous"...
As a Pilot myself...there is no way on earth I would be boarding in those conditions without a lee. There is no way I would be stepping on to a low rung in a trough. The Cox on the Pilot boat should know better as should the Pilot.
What job is worth your life? Why risk it when you can take 5 mins and ask the Captain to turn the ship for a lee?
Yups and always Becareful brother, me too as a pilot we must looking for the best and safety moment for embark/disembarking the vessel.....
Thanks for your comments. I’m not a harbor pilot but even I was thinking the same thing as you. Conditions looked too rough..don’t try to force a situation and why not wait until the pilot boat was at it high point before making the transfer. Looks like he really may have jacked up his leg.
Yup not a pilot but the danger is clear. Be safe.
What’s a lee?
@@kennypowers17
A lee is the leeward side. The opposite of the weather side. A Lee in pilotage is basically asking the vessel to turn into the weather so you can embark or disembark on the side without the weather!
Mad respect for the Drivers of these large ships in rough water. That dude simply jumped at the wrong time. But also there has to be a safer way this just seems Nuts
Hats off to the drivers, but the dude jumping between two ships at full speed in open ocean seems like he/she is deserving of the credit here.
They are under a lot of pressure to get things done fast.
A crane would be better with a harness lower the rope tie to harness wait till the ship is at its highest point and pull the rope tight. Then reel him in.
Jeez why not use a breeches buoy for this!
Correct they have very little time. If you have a pilot coming onboard it’s for a reason. Pilots purpose is to help ships navigate into and out of shallow waters, canals, ports, etc.
I usually board at the top of the wave, stepping to a high rung first then hands close to chest, not extended. This is to enable me to quickly absorb the weight and pull up faster. With leg on high rung as a boost. It helps if you are physically agile. Get on the ladder as your vessel pulls away, not as it goes closer.
The highest point that the wave can push you, that is the safe window, and it lasts less than a second. Long enough to step out and up quickly, or in this case step out and onto the hands of standby team.
Good point. Tricky boarding at sea in waves.
@@WindTurbineSyndrome the last thing you want is hesitation. Never hesitate.
do you get paid enough for that shit?
@@EricVids001 oh yeah we make 6 figures annually from 20K a month upwards. Some pilots are Captains on leave from their 3 month stints. In fact most are well seasoned Captains and almost to always, they are experts of the area they board vessels.
I was thinking the same about the top of the wave, he did the opposite.
I have heard a story from sailor that a boat during strong wave made his friend lost a leg while caught between two ships. The force is tremendous
I would imagine there is no fixing a leg crushed that bad.
In order to avoid a situation like this, boarding a pilot in heavy seas, our big containership was still docked in Rotterdam Holland when the pilot from the next port, Bremerhaven Germany walked up the gangway to ride with us around to his port. He had taken the train down from Germany as he knew that would be far safer than boarding out in the North Sea.
thats sensible
Being a pilot sounds like a pretty cool job.
how did he get off?
@@russellking9762Pilots don't actually pilot the ship per se. They are employed by the specific port to help guide the Captain of the ship to safety by telling him where to go and where what to avoid, such as dangerous rocks or coral on the bottom of the sea.
They usually meet the ship they will be piloting a few miles before they get to the port where the water is shallow, and they just use the gangway of the ship to disembark in their home port.
Ultimately the full responsibility of the ship is always upon the Captain, never the pilot.
I'm surprised he hung on to the ladder after being crushed. Yikes!
That’s what I was thinking when I just watched this.
Well I’m sure he knew if he didn’t those propellers would have sucked him in
He knew he was hanging on for his life! Adrenaline. The severe pain hit when he made it on deck.
He realizes that he's missed at least 3 safe opportunities.
His desperation got the better of him and he went at the wrong time
Precisely..
I mean, if you call that safe. You’re right though.
There was not one safe opportunity.
@@barriewalker9160 Yes there was.
@@barriewalker9160 2:01 was the first.
Hard to watch and even harder to imagine the excruciating pain he must have been feeling 💔
I can relate.. My marine career ended as my leg got stuck in the crane wire, in rough sea..
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Ok Ankit enough waffling for today
😳 glad your alive thanks for your service!!!
U were gp rating ankit bro??
The crews on standby should never pressure someone other than themselves to jump (stupid to state but often happens). Doesn't matter if we're gonna be there for 1 minute or 1 hour. I think the pilot got pressured by everyone around him to jump. Pick your moment and execute without hesitation. Your moment should be an instinct honed in from your experience boarding vessels and waves knowledge. Dictate how your vessel must approach. I just hate the setup of the pilot boat. The railings overhead is a trap that will break heads or slice bodies like sliced ham.
That sounded bloody painful! Never realised how dangerous this is!
Seriously his legs broken . Sad
He is bleeding too
no it's not, its just a fleshwound
@@mahfah7911 why would you lie when everyone can see that he isnt bleeding
i think his leg was smashed. Beyond broken. Ouch.
Looked like it, that was probably a lot of surgeries man
At least his leg wasnt teared off
Looks broken at best.so now they need to get injured guy off boat? Putting more people at risk.
Yeah they were speaking mandarin. At then end the person said " Leg is broken, leg is broken"
@@coolkid2316 why would you lie? That's not what they said at all
2:58 at this movement i thought he's died 😯
As a Coast Guard coxswain myself, this makes my skin crawl...
i am a seafarer and we always did this..its just easy if you stay focus.you have to wait for the timing on the highest crest then grab/hold tight the pilot ladder.
Thanks n keep safety.....
Oh, my. That would be miserable. Injured, in pain, surrounded by strangers, and still with a job to do. Poor guy.
Plus he was thrown into the sea afterwards
Hope he was ok
I am a former Captain who put pilots on ships more times that I could count and the son of a pilot who has climbed far more ladders than that. And, I have climbed a bunch of ladders too. This whole operation is off.
First, where is the lee from the ship. Really, get the first part of the operation right and make the conditions as safe as possible.
Second, when I landed against a ship to drop off or pick up a pilot, my boat never left that ship's side again, until the transfer was complete. I keep my boat under the pilot, because the last place we wanted him was in the water and between our vessels. If he fell onto the boat's deck, he was probably going to be injured (never happened with me there), but we would have him. My aim when landing against a ship with the ladder lowered down already below my fenders was to land with the ladder between fenders and make sure I then kept the boat stuck to that ship. The landing part takes some skill, but once landed sticking there is pretty easy, add a little power and some rudder toward the ship.
Third, how can anyone from the boat help this man. This is an inherently dangerous op. Where is a man, maybe a deck hand to help the pilot if needed. How could one get to him with that platform. I think this platform in the video stinks, but it would shorten the distance climbed, so maybe there might be something to it, if modified.
Fourth, you get one that ship when the boat is on top of a swell, never in the trough, then you move quickly to get up the first few rungs of the ladder that you must climb. On the way down, do the opposite. Climb down to a rung that is higher than that boat's is reaching in the swells or seas, and when the bost nears its apex get down those last steps FAST and get on the boat. I learned that at 14, taking a ride with Dad. This is on the pilot.
And any pilot worth his salt should have run a boat to do this a lot, and should be able to direct the boat's helmsman, because that is what pilots do.
Hope the pilot healed well. Bad break like that might cost a man his career.
Most marine pilots are tired not only one vessel to or timing to step a lot of coomon sense including the boat skipper
Ive studied BSMT for a year before shifting into other course. Ive heard a lot of stories from my former professors, instructors on their life at sea. Theres one time that one of their crew got caught on a cable wire and his body got cut in half. Keep safe seamens!
Keep safe "semens".
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@@shindocooperative6072 😂😂😂
Yeah I keep mine safe nice and close .. occasionally let them out.
@@shindocooperative6072 ROFLMAO YA MAN, ALL.OUR LIL SEAMENS
As a service Boat pilot I always make this question before I approach in heavy weather conditions.
"Does this action worth a human life?".
It's so funny that we all know the answer but we tend to focus on the wrong things when under stress
Pretty sure you think it is as soon as it's about to happen and your job although you clearly know it's not
Why u leave the port in bad weather why u can't say I can't
I'm sure he felt pressure to get on the boat asap.. That's not an excuse for complacency, but hindsight is 20-20, and training means a lot too. He gets bonus points just for having to be out there in the first place. He was bouncing up and down by like 30 feet maybe.
...while climbing the lowest rung during a deep trough lol
I had similar incident before. I was the officer on deck and I suggested to the master to cancel pilot boarding due to adverse sea conditions. Guess what, we actually did cancel the pilot boarding and waited for another day.
I agree not always we can do that. From this video also can see the pilot inexperience.
After watching the video a few times, I can clearly see that the pilot trying to board the ship makes the big mistake of catching the pilot lader when the platform he is stepping on is moving upwards. He should have grabed the pilot ladder when the platform was at its highest point, regardless of the conditions and the approach.
No matter what you think, its all come to decision maker not to upgrade their landing zone system. Its all about money! Who cares if u fell to the sea, as long my money flow roughly as roughsea
@@lot3k698 This comment makes zero sense. Can you explain what do you mean please?
@@epicnavigator Pilots make a lot of money.
Yes he should be grabed when platfrom going down
After a century I know why they don’t have a crane 🏗 inside ship to lift people in lift like cage to board the vessel
Not bad timing, bad descission making he can tell to the ship captain to turn the ship in lee, the sea condition is very rough. hope you are okay now.
totally agree...really bad decision making, there's always a good lee, so sad😔
Sometimes not able to turn for a lee transfer, BAD timing never step boat to boat at the low swell !
Ryt
Bat timing
Hello professionals it's me....
stupid
I worked offshore in the Gulf of Mexico , did things like this when I was young. Feel sorry for this guy . Glad I got out of that.
The way his leg swings and wobbles as they pull him up, completely broken.
That leg is broken. That was absolutely nuts. I’m not a merchant but boy there’s got to be a different way to do this
I did that once from a small boat to small boat and almost got killed, 2 ships that big forget it.
It's really painful. Respect for the crew.
We had to do that more than enough times in the Coast Guard and had no problem with ordering the Captain to come to almost a dead stop or change course momentarily and/or re-hang the Jacobs Ladder long enough for one of us to safely board & "call" the rest of boarding from the deck. We also had our own Jacob's for the crew to haul up if we didn't like the looks of theirs. I personally would not have attempted a routine boarding under those conditions shown here. Kudos to the pilot boat for keeping it as steady as he did.
Kinda off topic...
I was on a LST and a resupply ship came along side to refuel us. The Sailors shot lines across, got the hoses, set up a mail transfer and sent an officer over on a seat.
My point being, the water between the ships was like a deadly washing machine. Just writing this is giving me chills. Stay safe !
Sgt, USMC.
I'm sorry what do you mean by "sent an officer over on a seat" they have chairs that can run along the lines?
It’s always amazed me that there’s no safety rope tied to the pilot that can be thrown to the crew on the receiving vessel just in case the pilot were to fall overboard. Had he fallen in with his leg crushed like that there’s no way he would’ve survived.
@@crisiswhatcrisis9124 rope would either brake his back or get entangled around his neck...pilots have been boarding like this for hundred of years, if a rope was safer they would use it...it's not!
jawadad802 I know that , that’s why I was ask no the question of god bless America who suggested it
It will come , they'll be boarding by drone.
Some ships already use a winch crane to get the pilots up but it's not common yet
@@nativeafroeurasian you think a winch crane is safe in large swells? At least a ladder the pilot isn't swinging and banging against the hull. You want a fit and aware pilot, not a semi-concussed one.
How did he manage to keep climb and not pass out?? Thousand salutes to him. He is a real man!!
You might want to edit that comment one more time.
@@jasond869 thanks. I already did 2 times. I will do once more.
I think in that situation you know you are absolutely fucked if you give up. Drowning sucks so you would also switch to survival mode.
Adrenalin
@@slimshady5864 I suggest you just cancel the comment.
I've only been a part of this on the St. Lawrence river heading to the Great lakes and it was much smoother....but always found it fascinating on how captains are changed out
if there would had been a crane on the large ship to drop the ladder directly on the middle of boat.....its would had been so easy & safe
Imagine pilot is hanging on the pilot ladder attaching to a crane hook…. It will be like hell for him….If the ladder u said just clear the Pilot boat, the pilot will be in the middle of the ocean with no Backup on him, he can also be accidently fall into the water or to the upper deck of Big Ship. We have to also consider the fact the crane hook will also be moving like pendulum clock as the ship roll. Working on the ship aren’t as easy as u imagine.
@@thanthtoo5364 u cant understand tough concepts.......without imagining situation ...u have already thought of aHELL situation...
@@somnathchanda1250 It’s not just imagination, it is more like comparison with how SOLAS 1974, Chapter 5/Regulation 23 and STCW 1978 work. I’ve been working as Able Seafarer for 5 years, Deck Officer for 4 years and as local marine pilot for 8 years. If u still think it is easy, u should try hanging on a Ladder from Helicopter which is under Heavy Wind Speed & try to land yourself alive....
He not knowing what it like so teach him we too had great through like him till we learnt what it like
@@thanthtoo5364 helicopter drop has downward wind....here... there is no downward wind!
timimg is wrong when he jump on to the lader
he should jump when it at the highest point
Aggree
Totally agree pal highest point is the safest
Disagree, never jump on any rug in a swell
Lowest is better as a grip
I guess he thought he was at the highest piont
Used to deal with the up and down of the water while doing boardings in the Bering Sea. The Jacob's ladder is dangerous.
I don't know why I respect Seamen and Firemen more than anyone on earth...
Probably because they go together like PB&J 🤣
I have watched a number of pilots board and depart a ship on cruises. I try to never miss one. This procedure looks very dangerous to me. The procedure I mostly see is the pilot boat pulls alongside the ship and almost hugs it momentarily as the pilot grabs the ladder leaving the deck. There is certainly no platform that can ram into the ship like this on any of the pilot boats like this one. But then this is a cargo ship and looks to be very high out of the water.
Normally if there is a wide range and still in open sea and not in channel pilot let the ship turn to have a safe sector under the wind.instruct ship to turn with proper Lee angle,and normally the pilot experience the same situation daily with all ships and with his familiarity with prevailing winds direction and counter action to safely board,seems he ignored or new pilot.
Pressure to much rush like to know what exactly his guy was saying that pushed him at first he was being careful .
Ouch. His leg is seriously broken
Beyond broken..
Would prevent the words smashed or mashed
وهل من الصعوبة انشاء رافعة بحرية تنقل من الزورق الى الباخرة الكبيرة
You crushed the poor guys leg Bruh. Hope his injury wasn't too serious and he is fully recovered.
Safety n first capt.
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Looks like a great case for the use of a JetPack. Years from now, these may be used for short and safe 'hops' to board ships. The technology is here.
Que coragemmm !que Deus proteja todos vcs
Good god its damn sure that pilot wasn't aware of that swell and some if the overestimate their experience at sea and their knowledge but when it comes to situations like these sea always wins
Its terrifying how life can turn upside down in minute.
That is one tough man.
He was crushed and still held on tight.
That is a very strong willed person.
Being a pilot is a gutsy job. My hat is off to you.
The pilot let his impatience get the better of him. Poor judgement with his timing. Lucky he wasn't seriously injured.
yeah definitely had push-on-itis you can see it in his body language
@@brianlacroix822 I spent several years at sea. Climbing down one of those rope ladders onto a moving vessel was pretty unnerving. Especially at night, and with a rucksack on your back.
I’ve takin a pilot out to a big oil rigger before on a big tugboat ... pretty cool ... but I’m pretty sure he broke his leg 🦵
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It's insane to me that with all the technology we possess today, this is the method they use to board another boat. They could easily create a gantry that would use pneumatics to match the motion of the other ship and safely place the pilot onto it.
For sure, but its cost and time prohibitive to get that installed on every ship out there so im assuming thats why it remains a variation of this
there are better and definitely simpler and cheaper ways. these guys were careless
it all comes down to cost. Yes the pilot could board using a helicopter as is done in many parts of the world but that is a big cost. This method of pilot transfer has been used for centuries and when done properly is quite safe. A pneumatic gantry sounds good but in practice seldom works as the two vessels will be rolling at different speeds and amounts. It appeared to me that in this instance they were not providing a lee for the pilot boat and the pilot stepped onto the ladder as the pilot vessel was rising on the crest of the wave. What he should have done was to step across when the pilot vessel was on the crest of the wave thereby allowing the pilot boat to drop beneath him and they should have instructed the ships captain to alter his course to reduce the rolling, but, without seeing the actual conditions and the approach to the pilot station it's is difficult to be sure. I think the pilot was also getting impatient and should have re assessed his options
@@_dnk That's the completely standard way but horribly executed.
@@JoeParkerAndThePower gotcha. seems like someone could come up with something safer
I'm not a captain or navy sailor but when the seas are that rough take your time, go at your own comfort I hope he is ok!
That was so sketchy, new respect for people who do that job. Knowing nothing about it, to me still looked like a real bad time he chose to take that step 😬
He was lucky to left with a good leg in the event, otherwise he would have fall off 😢
Prayers hope he makes a full recovery that was pretty rough Seas to try that maneuver I worked offshore for 6 years
Ouch one of the most dangerous things to do.
OMG his leg must be broken!!
Not only do you have to worry about getting on the ladder saftly , but you have to trust that the ladder on that ship is in good condition. A pilot in the US fell back off the ladder of a ship and onte the deck of the pilot boat and suffered fatal injuries. And this was a 35 year pilot veteran.
argggghhhhh. The pain. Im so sorry for the pilot
Yes his leg is broken but are we forgetting he could have been cut in half just as easily.... hope he made a full recovery and got paid for it cause dammmmm that shit hurt just watching it
Little moments like these remind us just how dangerous boats can be
That poor man. Praying he was able to heal well.
My first time to work on board ship same like this the vessel is running going to panama canal, it was really at first but wen I reach at the top it was amazing experience
Why did he jump when the ship he was jumping from was in its lowest dip and he knew it would be coming up. Looked painful
When i see this video , now i understand the importance of manrope.
Ngeri capt
JackAll Oftrade What’s that?
Did he survive?
I always wondered why they don’t simply have a hoist and harness system for the pilots... the pilot could already be harnessed up and simply clip on when the vessels get close (so they don’t get dunked by too much slack), and the line can have a safety stopper (so they don’t get pulled up too much and into the hardware), and could even have a manual back up should it be electrical and the power stop working midway through
The Incident begins @2:55. God bless everyone of us around the world.
All the freaking need is an attached throw ladder😐
Sad. Hope he's OK. So...what year is this, 2022, and this is the best system we have for pilot's boarding ships at sea?
After I healed up....me and that dude that was driving would have a chat🤣🤣🤣🤣
Somebody tell me how is he doing now. God bless 🙏🙏
The pilot is my friend.
He is ok, but still needs surgery to fix the leg.
@@mingcosmoslin God bless ! Thank you buddy
My.Respect and salute to all Seafarers
I assume a zip line with springs would be much safer. Install poles on each ship, line up the poles, shoot line over from one ship, rig up the zip line with springs and have the guy slide over then detach
2:59 he is very badly injured😢
lots of pilots have died doing this.
Guy could’ve almost lost his legs if the platform moved into his legs
no shit sherlock
There has never been a safe way to transfer. The sea is the sea and claims her own. Always respect her. Hoping the pilot is back working again. ☸️
Man is champion he didn’t let go or didn’t shake that much he just stayed there trying to resist it even though his leg got crushed he made it.
His leg looks broken and all floppy 😢
Safety is priority
Nice job boarding and good video. Thanks for sharing.
I went on Liberty one time from my ship to an LST. We'd been underway for weeks, it was worth it.
I cannot believe in 2020 there is not a safer way to board a ship than this - - surely just a small crane with a standing cage would be better -!
I was thinking just that. How about a harness line to the guys on the ship. But if the line goes, you have to go.
??...and how will you get in the cage? who will catch the cranehook dangling from a steel wire 40ft long attached to a crane boom on the main deck of a rolling ship... I guess you never saw cargo being transferred from one rolling vessel to another, have you...
Oh men, i feel so sorry for him!
We always lowered our quarterdeck ladder to tug height. Never had a problem.
I’ve skippered the Pilot boats in Falmouth for quite a while and in all weathers, these accidents happen so easy if your not on the ball….. one of my tricks in bad sea was to get the ship to do a 360° turn using thruster and it sometimes worked to get them on or off….
Why can’t the seaman “SEE” the danger? 🤦🏻♂️