Marine Pilot / Harwich Haven

Interesting video by "JeffHK" from Hong Kong about the job of a maritime pilot.

The Port of Tyne Authority Pilot boat taking a pilot out to the BG freight line ship BG orange

This is how a ship Pilot boarding a vessel in calm seas.

The construction and commissioning of a new pilot boat for Jacobsen Pilot Service in great pictures.

February 23, 2020.
During high seas, smaller ships board Maritime Pilots in the mass entrance to Port of Rotterdam.

The Tampa Bay pilot association has returned its first Chesapeake Class pilot boat to Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding. Tampa was built in 2003 when the shipyard introduced the class of mid-size, high-speed launches.

The Nautical Institute (NI) and the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) have been concerned for many years at the needlessly high rate of Pilot Ladder casualties. The NI is continuously reminded of the problem from its Members and through its Mariners’ Alerting and Reporting Scheme (MARS). The issue features frequently in our publications, and we recently dedicated an edition of our award winning magazine The Navigator to the topic, emphasising the importance of good...

A ship may berth port or starboard side on or bow or stem on. The term “berth” refers to the quay, or wharf, or, pier or jetty where the ship comes alongside, but it may also mean a place in which a vessel is moored or anchored.

Stainsby is a 16m GRP Pilot Boat designed by Camarc and built by Holyhead Marine.