Pilot launch Torquay off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.

KITTIWAKE ( MMSI 232008570) is a Pilot and currently sailing under the flag of United Kingdom (UK) Here she is speeding down the River this morning.

Vessel name: Polaris ; Year built: 2012 ; Flag: Netherlands ; Homeport: Rotterdam Length: 81.2m X 13.3m ; GRT: 2501 ; Callsign: PBZN ; MMSI:245142000 ; IMO: 9496915 Type: Special Vessel / Pilot Ship A "Pilot Ship / Pilot Vessel" is a "special type" of ship in which it accommodates a certain and limited Marine Pilots (Sea, River, Harbor Pilots), it also carries small boats/crafts that are used to tender services to and from the Pilot ship. In a Pilot Vessel, the Pilots can take their time...

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

Baltic Workboats latest state of the art pilot boat recently delivered to the Laurentian Pilots in Canada.
More info on the vessel can be found here:
https://balticworkboatsus.com/vessel/pilot-1700-wp/

#pilotboat #pelabuhanindonesia

Ingemar Virtual Harbour with some of the 2019 designs

HamiltonJet Pilot Boats Netherlands by AMW-MARINE

Documentary from 2019 by "The Sea Lad"

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