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 All aspects of a spectacular and previously unpublished maritime tradition are considered, not forgetting the competitions between pilots to be the best crews.
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Article AIMPA Journal Issue VI - December 2020 for download here
by AIMPA - All India Marine Pilots' Association - published on 19 December 2020
Video Bermuda pilot boat with NCL Escape
published on 6 December 2022
Article An Interview with India’s First female Marine Pilot, Reshma Nilofer
published on 13 March 2023
Video Maritime Pilotage, Monitoring Pilot Orders , (By ATSB)
published on 11 January 2023
Video Pilot Boarding Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia
published on 24 September 2020
Editors Note: Unfortunately this YouTube video - although publicly available - was not authorised by the responsible official bodies. Out of respect for the local organisation, we have decided to stop showing the video link to YouTube here. We ask for your understanding!
Join us as we take a pilot 5 miles out to sea to meet a huge 80,000 ton oil tanker arriving outside Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia!
Article Maryland Pilots Places Order for Another Baltimore Class Launch from
published on 26 May 2023
Article Shatt Al-Arab: Sri Lanka-built pilot station vessel to operate in Iraq
published on 20 June 2022
