Pilotage In Maldives

IMPA is conducting a study to gain significant insights into the current and potential use of "remote piloting" on conventional ships as well as those that may be remotely operated or navigated by autonomous software in the future.

Knot your average day job.
Video contributors: AAL shipping, WA Maritime museum, Fremantle Ports.
Fremantle Pilots respectfully acknowledges the profound connection that exists between the land, waterways, and the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people. We pay our deepest respects to the Whadjuk people, the original custodians of the expansive Walyalup region, and recognize the enduring significance of their cultural heritage and beliefs in shaping the present and future of the Whadjuk...

The term pilot is defined as, “a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified waters.” The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 states that, “a pilot is any person not belonging to a ship who has the conduct thereof.”

The transfer of pilots to and from seagoing vessels should not rely solely on mutual trust and good intentions.

Bergstraum inbound to Regent Quay in Aberdeen Harbour with the tug Kittywake assisting.

Many thanks to Capt. Pilot Evan Simkus for the insight into the working day!

Charleston Harbor pilots play crucial role in safely navigating ships to port

PILOT LAUNCH SCAPA PATHFINDER IN ACTION...4/5/2020

Conversion work, designed and engineered by JMS Naval Architects, of Mystic, CT, has been completed of the former Oil Spill Response Vessel OSRV MAINE RESPONDER to a Pilot Station Vessel for United New York & New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association.

The Halifax Pilot Boat recovering a Pilot from a cruise ship in some rough weather
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