Article USAID ERA Delivers 2nd Pilot Boat to Ukraine
published on 11 November 2024
Video You Won’t Believe How A Pilot Boat Is Hauled Out for Refit
published on 24 September 2025
The Pacific Guardian pilot boat is first seen in Victoria Harbour near Ogden Point before making her way to Point Hope Maritime Shipyard for a full refit. This video captures the entire move process, from the cradle lowering into the harbour, to the careful docking of the vessel, to her move across the turntable and onto the spur line. Some of the footage has been sped up, since the cradle lowering and lifting are slow, deliberate operations where every movement is checked and rechecked....
Video The Safest Pilot Boarding? A SWATH Vessel
published on 27 November 2024
Video Goodchild Marine - Man Overboard Recovery Platform
published on 15 June 2023
Video Pilot Boarding a cargo ship @ Amsterdam
published on 11 December 2020
Video Nederlands Loodswezen: Instruction for Embarking & Debarking
published on 20 October 2021
Article A member of our community is looking for a small used pilot boat
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 16 October 2020
Video Welcome to Driver's Ed...For Supertankers
published on 2 October 2019
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!