Pilot recruitment has traditionally been based on seniority, and extensive sea experience. However, a more modern approach, hiring younger, motivated candidates with structured training, offers an alternative path with compelling advantages.

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The Professional Association of Maritime and Inland Pilots (Beroepsvereniging van Loodsen – BvL) announced on Thursday that its strike over Belgium’s pension reform will continue throughout the weekend.

In this special episode of Beyond the Frame, we take a peek into the career of ship pilots as told through former Maryland pilot and artist Captain Brian Hope's work, Boarding a Liberty ship - 1947.

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

Gabon, Baie du Prince, 2012.
Getting that nice fat lady alongside

The Hibernia joins the Belfast Harbour operational marine fleet.

Captain Kevin Vallance awarded the Merchant Navy Medal for services to Maritime Safety.

It's quite possibly the most isolated lighthouse in the world and is precariously perched on top of a rock pillar with the wild waves of the cold North Atlantic ocean raging below.