The first volume of Pilots concentrated on the stories of American and British schooners. Volume 2 enters what for many will be a less familiar world... that of the remarkable pilot brigs and small undecked craft. Schooners range from the Hiates of Portugal to the beautiful station boats of the North Sea ports of Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, and France. The development of the schooners themselves into such highly sophisticated craft is traced from regional predecessors. Volume 2 of Pilots is not just about boats — the sailors also have their role. The book follows highly difficult manoeuvres under sail, dangerous transfers at sea, the routine of everyday life, and the perils of heavy weather including ships wrecked and lives saved. All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.
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Video Senior Pilot Captain Ertan Ozgur performing berthing maneuvering of Wagenborg co ship MV LAGANBORG
published on 22 November 2023
SENIOR PILOT CAPTAIN ERTAN OZGUR performing berthing maneuvering of Wagenborg co ship MV LAGANBORG during strong current. She has bowthruster, right handed pitch propeller and becker flap rudder. She has asked to come alongside from her portside. She will be using 1 tugboat. Time lapse. Gopro Max. @captertanozgur
Video 20m Pilot Boat "Raan" from Belgium
published on 10 October 2025
Article Available now! The new revised 4th edition of 'TUG USE IN PORT' by Captain Henk Hensen
published on 18 August 2021
Video Unveil the Pilotboat "Columbia
published on 7 February 2021
Article Civitavecchia, the guild of pilots celebrates its 150th anniversary
published on 26 June 2021
Article Five questions for Esil Abibula, Head of Romanian Pilotage Department
published on 27 July 2023
Video CIOplus 2018
published on 2 September 2019
ChartWorld's Information Overlay+ service, CIO,+ builds on the success of our automated T&P NtM service launched last year. Additional features include safety and environmental overlays. CIO+ is the only service in the market which solves the problem of plotting missing T&P NMs into the ECDIS. CIO+ means that the T&P NM is already applied in a simple updated Chart