Master Mariner with long experience on SUEZ MAX, VLCC, LPG VLCG, and LR2

For 170 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most difficult waterways. These state and federally-licensed master mariners are highly-specialized ship captains who rely on navigational experience, ship-handling skills, and local knowledge to transport more than $1.2 billion in goods to and from 200 Bay Area ports, docks, and berths every day. This critical service protects more than 1,000 miles of fragile coastline...

For 174 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been safely navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most challenging waterways.

Meanwhile, female pilots are more and more common.

The container ship "Mumbai Maersk" ran aground off the island of Wangerooge. A first rescue attempt failed.

November 9, 2020
Pilot boat approaching a barge on the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon.

Load Testing of Accommodation Ladder Set. The Test was carried out under Class Surveyor's supervision at Roads.

Information video: How to become a Marine Pilot.

In this video we show you the contents of the TRENZ Pilot Plug package.
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The American Maritime Pilot has a special and important job bringing ships into port safely. In the history of pilots Robert Smalls stands out as one of the most heroic and able pilots in American History.