Help needed: For better visibility of the pilot work

A good possibility to make the job of a maritime pilot much more visible!

As part of a good Master-Pilot exchange (MPX) the passage plan and berthing plan is discussed with the bridge team.

IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

Do you ever leave the harbour to get on a vessel you will guide along without a ritual? Whatever we trust in, whatever the rituals or traditions you Marine Pilots have - when you board your pilot boats, climb the ladders, get the vessels through the harbour - keep them and cherish them, they are good and they are important.

UKMPA press release on the death of Captain Pilot Francesco Galia. A tribute.

The All India Maritime Pilots' Association has released its new journal for February

Maritime pilots trace the roots of their profession back to the ancient Greeks and Romans when incoming ship captains employed experienced local fisherman to guide their merchant vessels safely into port. It’s a legacy of skill, strength, and sharp wits, and our Houston Pilots (“Pilots”) have been meeting vessels at Galveston’s bar to carry on these proud traditions for just shy of 100 years.

On the back of the long-standing success of the Yellow-Mag ll Pilot Ladder Magnet worldwide, Serpent & Dove—Applied Magnetics is introducing its patented Yellow-Mag lll Switchable Pilot Ladder Magnet.

According to a report from the Maritime-Executive.com the Crescent River Port Pilots Association wants to raise the pilotage fee.