The pilot boat "Nova Pilot" heading out from her berth in Halifax, Canada

Pilot leaves the Regent Seven Seas Navigator at Halifax

Pilot boarding the Auto Carrier Mediterranean Highway inbound to Halifax Harbour.
Editors note:
"The pilot's greatest enemy is often the pilot himself: Please do not carry a backpack together with your life jacket! The backpack can massively hinder the deployment and the effect of the lifejacket!"
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The Halifax Pilot Boat recovering a Pilot from a cruise ship in some rough weather
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Goodchild ORC 171 Pilot Boat "Ouse" recently delivered to Associated British Ports (Humber)

Colombo Dockyard (CDPLC) of Sri Lanka has completed construction of a new pilot boat ordered by Japanese operator Kowa Company.

Awesome pictures with a drone. Prince Rupert, Canada

ABP’s Port of Southampton has officially named its brand-new pilot launch, Mayflower.

A loaded bulk carrier is a bit tricky to handle, do to all that mass: de require a lot of power in order to be stopped. This is why this maneuver are normally slower. Same applies to tankers.

Meanwhile, female pilots are more and more common.