Pilot embarking and disembarking

Video showing marine pilot navigating a cargo ship from Port Botany.

harbor pilots disembarking in Hong Kong
container ships - IKARIA and YM Excellence

A collection of action from the St Johns Bar Pilot Association In the early 1800′s as the commercial ports along the St Johns River began to develop, a select group of brave and skilled seafarers would row to sea to meet arriving cargo sailing ships. These daring individuals would use their extensive local knowledge to safely guide the sailing ships across the treacherous sand bars that guarded the river entrance. This was the origin of the St. Johns Bar Pilots. Initially it was a bit of a...

Article originally published in SWZ|Maritime September 2022

Through the years, the Dutch Pilots have developed a system of selection, initial education and continual professional training. What is the current state of affairs?

This video is about the people who work for South East Wales Pilotage, the Pilots and Cutter crew