Harbour Pilot was born in 2012, from the idea of transforming the symbol of the pilots of the port in a fashion brand, to make known this profession and the values that distinguish it through clothing.
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Justice Dela-Kudjo Akwo
Ghana Ports And Harbours Authority,
Ghana
on 28 March 2020, 00:58 UTC
Comparing the name harbour and marine to best suit the profession, I would go for a Marine Pilot instead of a Harbour Pilot. Instead of HP, MP sounds good to me. My thoughts though...
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Video Pilot Boat STEINBURG at Brunsbuttel, Kiel Canal Passage
published on 17 January 2022
Video Time Lapse: Pilotage of the VLCC Pisces Star, Port of Rotterdam.
published on 4 July 2019
Time Lapse Video:The deep draught VLCC PISCES STAR is approaching the Port of Rotterdam, after navigating through the Eurogeul and Maasgeul deep water channels in the Southern North Sea. The VLCC is proceeding in Calandkanaal channel to her berth in the Petroleumharbour No. 5.
Before coming alongside the VLCC is stopped and swung in the channel. Four harbour tugs are made fast to assist the manoeuvring vessel. Mooringboats bring the VLCC's steel mooring wires ashore when she is coming...
Video Presentation of manned ship models at Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre
published on 24 October 2019
Port Revel is used for shiphandling training of maritime pilots, masters and officers on a 5 ha lake with 11 manned model ships representing 20 vessels, and 4 tugs at scale 1:25 and DGPS tracking system. Instructors are former maritime pilots.
Training on the scale models provides experience that could never be gained on real ships for the simple reason that neither ship-owners nor local authorities would allow such risks to be taken. Scale models allow the shiphandler to make mistakes....
Video Pilot Boat in Barcelona
published on 30 August 2021
Video Documentation 'Marine Pilots' from Port Botany, Sydney (2018)
published on 10 September 2020
Article This is how marine pilots go to work (found on Twitter, by Capt. Ed Enos)
published on 25 February 2020
Video Port Revel Ship Handling Training Centre
published on 24 October 2019
Video The port of Parnu in Estonia. Pilot boat
published on 18 March 2024
Video History: Pilot Ahoy! (1940). A pathetone special
published on 18 May 2020
The good old times: 1940. Found on YouTube. Created by "British Pathé" Titles read: "PILOT AHOY! A PATHETONE SPECIAL" New York, United States of America. Good aerial views of dozens of merchant ships entering New York's harbour. Various shots of life aboard a New York pilot cutter. The pilot is rowed out to a merchant ship, goes aboard and then is picked up again. Apprentice pilots on board a training ship scrub the decks, lower a rowing boat over the side and study charts with a senior...
