Port of Stockton: River Pilots

Good insight into the work of the pilots in Jamaica.

The fascinating tale told by Roger Francis about his life at sea and ultimately as a Deep Sea Pilot. The explanation in detail of the terrific responsibilities comes with tales of daring-do, near misses and other peoples' disasters. Roger's personal tale takes him from kiddy to cadet and from 3rd Mate to Master before he became a Deep Sea Pilot guiding shipping on the busiest shipping thoroughfare in the world - the Dover Straits. On top of this, there is love interest and action in war...

Day shift for duty pilot in Gibraltar on 15th October 2016

It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They're called maritime pilots, and they're among the most elite ship handlers in the world. So where does one go to learn how to park the largest ships in the world? To the Maritime Pilots Institute in Covington, La. There, they use mini-versions of the behemoth boats to teach the basics. All aboard!

The world watched as the grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal played out. In a 2-part Quadcast Shipping Special, the "Quadcast" reviews the consequences and legal implications of a major maritime incident of this type.

The All India Maritime Pilots' Association has released its new journal for October

This is one common method to board the pilot. And here it is a special boat which is very fast with new technology

IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

IMPA has just released the results of the annual IMPA safety campaign, please have a look at the document.