Pilot Transfer aboard the Endeavour to the cruise ship Oosterdam.

Pilot transfer from the Pilot boat Endeavour to the cruise ship Oosterdam in the Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. December 2014.

[@BackOutside]

what a legend for getting the extra shots of the ship. such a great video thanks brother!

[@georgiaval1]

I think this is the cruise ship that had a tragedy recently in the Bahamas. RIP to the two engine room workers.

[@heathercunningham3040]

WOW. Much respect for what you do.

[@trulad1]

Great insight into how they get onto the ship!

[@vintages10]

Lot better that the high climb into a container ship!

[@farouqomaro598]

I just love these pilot boats.

[@christineparmentier940]

Passionnant de voir ce transfert si prêt.

[@andrewconlow5627]

takes a lot of guts to do that. Mad respect for those guys.

[@JMAC-rs6ey]

Thanks for watching captain and marine engineer salvage expert nick SLOANE cape town South Africa 🇿🇦

[@athensmajnoo3661]

@@JMAC-rs6ey sometimes the door on the lower part of the hull is not there, the rope ladder hangs all the way from the top of the hull down to water, the pilot jumps from his boat and latches on to the ladder and climbs up like a lizard, scary with both the boat and ship heaving like roller coasters....... I wouldnt do this job for all the money in the world....

[@johnargus9081]

Wonder what the reaction would be of 18th century sailors if they saw a monster like that moving past.

[@adelguenfoud1984]

Ggg

[@davewilliams5721]

Crazy thing now is, this ship isn't even top 30 in cruise ship sizes. Allure of the Seas has about 200' on this thing. But I'd assume they would probably freak out no doubt.

[@global001]

Strong kiwi accent there. Refreshing to hear from home.

[@paboyforever1312]

global.001 Haha. Keeping it real. Cheers.

[@preethampooserla3933]

Great work from the camera man.. 🙏

[@TimAlcoser]

Amazing vid. Doesn't look easy at all.

[@aaronaldrich4577]

Like a glove...

[@ronz101]

Channel Pilot's Worldwide 👍👍👍.

[@markkurtis8637]

I like that track for the tethers. Who makes those?

[@faudirafsanjani4655]

this ship has been to Indonesia in Port Tanjung Priuk.

[@bozenajencek]

happy day sunny day!

[@audiatherton2010]

Impressive, god be with you guys.

[@maxnoerenberg6370]

I was nearly expecting that the crew would blow their whistles or the horn would blow, when the captain enters the ship.........just like on the HMS Pinafore .......My Lairds, The Captain Is On Deck!

[@paboyforever1312]

No everything seems to be very informal these days. Barely get a nod out of the crew some days.

[@visualonestudio]

The ships captain is always the captain. The pilot captain is there to help dock the ship and assist the captain but does have not authority over the captain.

[@PLANTONE]

Wow mine transfers at night, what do you think?

[@athensmajnoo3661]

Thats not a ship,..... its a whole township floating on the sea... 😱😱

[@luciem5372]

My husband told me about the harbor pilot boarding the ship while we were cruising. I still can't believe it! Very scary

[@paboyforever1312]

Our pilots are lucky enough to board the ship with some weather protection from the land. A lot of pilots boarding stations are in open water. Way bigger waves, add a rolling ship to the equation!

[@AnyFile]

@@paboyforever1312 It must be much much more difficult in heavy weather

[@glypnir]

we need a new name instead of footage, which refers to length of film. Maybe bittage? Nice and smooth that day, wasn't it?

[@tinotsutchie]

So it's pretty much the movie "Speed".

[@MonthlyFails]

Hey Pa Boy Forever, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix

[@GlobalMongrel]

Do you have a Twitter page? My Ex and son live in Picton and I live in the UK. Like you I am a launch coxswain but for the Port of Southampton. I met your harbour master a couple years back.

[@michaeloneil1625]

Curios as to why the Pilot Bloat was not operating their open array radar, perhaps because in NZ waters and not US where I believe if you have if you have to ave it operating..

[@paboyforever1312]

We operate our radar when underway and when there is no crew on deck. When crew are on deck for berthing or pilot transfer it gets placed on standby. Due to the possibility of a heaving line getting caught in the scanner when thrown down from the ship. More so for log ships. Also the health concerns of being in close proximity while scanning.

[@joselineaguilar502]

When the boat touches the ship, do they somehow attach it to the ship?

[@paboyforever1312]

When the Pilot boat comes alongside the ship we match the ships speed then turn the bow of the launch slightly into the ship. Force of the water coming down the side of the ship helps keep the launch pinned to the ship. To come away it's the opposite. Slow down then turn away from the ship.

[@joselineaguilar502]

Pa Boy Forever Enlighting, thanks so much for the answer.

[@lawrencecarr4973]

@@paboyforever1312 new to your channel I just subscribe

[@JMAC-rs6ey]

I will never do that. The suction will kill me. Captain and marine salvage engineer expert nick SLOANE Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦

[@j.wright5121]

@@paboyforever1312 Amazing! I love to watch you guys from my balcony. I never knew what you were doing though. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@peterdegazon8902]

Not fun ,but brave i enjoyed the transfer 🤠👌✌️...

[@theinterceptor7223]

What cruise was this?

[@paboyforever1312]

Lex James Vessel was the Oosterdam In December 2014. Not sure of the cruise. It's usual stint around New Zealand for Summer.

[@clementg910]

Holland America Line

[@mikesahle1193]

I wonder 💭 would i fly and land 🛥🛳⛴🚢🚁🙏great 👍video victory for work ☝️

[@manuprakash260]

ಸೂಪರ್ ಶಿಪ್

[@JemiChutaro-ke8ij]

❤😮😊

[@umeshyadavkld22]

How much get paid maritime pilot salary

[@parimalbhatt6438]

Why old style ?? You can use portable lift. Or small crain for pilote safety.

[@TS-qg7bc]

Not really there is a reason they do it this way. Those options have been tried but to no succes, dont ask me why.

[@steveaustin6467]

scary stuff

[@rhondadonovan6857]

Why can’t cruise ships slow down for 2-3 minutes for the safety of our pilots?

[@paboyforever1312]

I can only speak from my experience on the Pilot boat and in our Port. If the ship goes too slow, it is a lot harder to manoeuvre and keep the Pilot boat alongside the ship for a safe transfer of the Pilot to the ship. Especially if the weather is rough. Every Port is different. 7-8 knots ship speed is our sweet spot. All gets done safely.

[@Gabrielm624]

Isn’t this or the getting off really dangerous?

[@paboyforever1312]

Getting off is usually more risky. Timing the swell and pilot launch movement. We work in a pretty sheltered area so are pretty lucky.

[@Gabrielm624]

@@paboyforever1312 oh I see. I understand why my godfather was offered over one million euros a year to do this job in Venezuela now.

[@TS-qg7bc]

@@Gabrielm624 a million wtf are you sure? I dont believe that

[@richardduplessis3023]

Ok so a billion dollar cruise ship with a 2 million year old idea to get the pilot on board.Wtf

[@pawel6450]

totally agree, cannot understand why a safer way has not been implemented. There are more difficult examples of boarding than this video. Why not use a winch system to hoist them on board or something more innovative ?

[@hornetpilot1817]

@@pawel6450 because if your ship is rolling, a winch with a man swinging back and forth is safe 🙄. The only other option other than a ladder is having a helipad like some tankers do. But I don't think most designs would consider leaving a decent amount of space for something that only happens at most 5% of the duration of a cruise. And I'm pretty sure a 5 min helicopter ride isn't going to go down well in terms of costs the cruise liner company has to incur for port pilotage fees.

[@MK-rr7cg]

I think you mean *oofsterdam*

[@koala1955]

The name is OOSTERDAM

[@MK-rr7cg]

@@koala1955 Please learn to recognize a joke, especially when it's so clearly obvious.

[@user-gf3sb1jh6l]

Kml

[@skinbackyourpeel]

Both should be wearing protective head gear, c'mon guys it was 2014 not 1914.

[@richardfrancis5406]

Too bad these guys will soon be out of work with complete automation electronically w GPS of port entry and docking...the technology has already existed for several years....But kudos to their soon to be legacy!

[@Peggyt-jp6mt]

Pilots have a strong lobby group. They are advocating for even more rules to make pilots required.

[@cynthiathomas404]

Hope there continues to be Harbor pilots

[@azizahjaafar913]

Aloor wadsuadrola

[@azizahjaafar913]

Jeaasascs mada

[@bryanwhite393]

Build a spot on the top of the ship and drop them from a helicopter

[@jawadad802]

ughh, ...another crew that doesnt know the purpose of manropes.

[@adnanpulat8217]

This flag is not pilot flag, this is Indonesia flag 🇮🇩, you hoisted to wrong flag on your mast

[@paboyforever1312]

White over Red flag is displayed by the vessel carrying the pilot to and from the ship. This is the right flag thanks. Also represented in our navigation lights of white over red. Vertical White and Red flown by vessels with pilot on board.

[@rajarams5988]

Most irritating photography...keeps swivelling here and there so rapidly my eyes hurt And I pissed off.

[@paboyforever1312]

Cos it's stuck on my helmet. Following where I look. Did it for training not to make you happy. If that pisses you off you need to chill.