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Opinion Beyond Experience: Building the Next Generation of Maritime Pilots
by Maritime Pilot Abolfazl Farajnezam - published on 8 May 2025
Video Safety by Finnpilot Pilotage Oy
published on 17 December 2019
Video A Day in the life of a Port Pilot
published on 4 July 2019
Video Look at Life - Pilot Aboard 1963
published on 17 December 2019
Video How to Launch a Pilot Boat–Behind the Scenes at Point Hope Shipyard
published on 20 June 2025
Welcome to Point Hope Shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In this video, I follow the float off of the Pacific Navigator, a hardworking pilot boat that serves the Port of Victoria and Ogden Point. We watch as the vessel is pulled along the marine railway, rotated on the turntable, and positioned onto the cradle. Once secured, the cradle lowers to float-off depth, and the Pacific Navigator fires up her engines for a short harbour spin before returning to duty. Some segments,...