11.6M Pilot Boat | Performance & Reliability

Watching Bar Pilots navigate the Columbia River in Astoria, OR and learning some history about the old pilot boat “Peacock”. Beautiful sunny day on the river with Sea lions, Gulls, ducks and more. Learn why it’s absolutely necessary for the bar pilots to help the ships get through one of the most treacherous parts of the Columbia.

The Savannah Pilots Association of Georgia received a brand-new aluminium pilot boat from Snow and Company, a Washington-based boat-builder.

Pilot boats in action. The key elements for a safe pilot transfer.

Short presentation of the steamship S/S Orion

Editors Note: Was everything OK with this manoeuvre? Marine-Pilots.com simply shows the reality of pilotage work on the ground and how this video was posted on YouTube. #OilChemicalTankerShip "GOLDENGATE PARK"/ #RioDeLaPlataPilots #Prácticos #PrácticosArgentinos #EmbarkingManeuver/ On board #PilotVessel "SEA PILOT"/ #JP #Recalada #BoardingPoint #RioDeLaPlata #Argentina - 26th. October 2026 - 11:24 hs. (Local Time).- This video (original sound) was filmed on board Pilot Vessel "SEA PILOT"...

The Princess Royal toured state of art Pilot Boat that serves the Port of London

Following a surf riding and broaching incident and subsequent collision by an experienced vessel operator, QinetiQ have been undertaking extensive investigations into the risk mitigation and safety management of pilotage operations. This presentation looks to discuss the risks presented during pilotage services, and provide a critical review of vessel design and service delivery approaches to understand the potential risk mitigations and management of pilot boat safety.

The theory of the 'Swiss cheese' model of incident causation and investigation.

Already published for the first time in September 2020: Maritime piloting operations involve on-call work schedules that may lead to sleep loss and circadian misalignment. The study documented pilot work scheduling practices.