Ensuring safe transfers of pilots
Transferring pilots while underway is a high‑risk operation. Despite regulation and standard operating procedures used by ports, pilotage providers, and ships’ crews, maritime pilots in New Zealand still face risks to their health and safety when transferring on and off ships.
The guidance linked on this page provides advice about:
Stakeholders who will find this guidance useful include pilots, ships’ masters, ships’ owners and operators, ships’ agents, port companies, harbour authorities, marine managers, Maritime NZ marine officers and Port State Control inspectors.