Bob Peacock "Maritime Pilot", Maine / NewBrunswick - Part 2

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The debate is whether highly skilled pilots could have successfully overcome the recent Boeing 737 MAX computer deficiencies. Will this question eventually be relevant to harbor pilot skills?

"A routine pilot task"

Captain David Gelinas will discuss the history of the Pen Bay Pilots and how the Maine's State Pilotage System is practiced on Penobscot Bay. He will also share stories about Captain Bill Abbott who mentored him when he became a pilot.

APL Belgium in rough water near the Farallon Islands pilot station.

Pilot transfer operations always involve risk, even when conditions are favorable. Learn the essential safety procedures involved in this operation.
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The pilots make docking mega-ships look easy despite the meteorological disturbance.
Great pictures from Morocco