What IS a Pilot?

Watch and learn how a pilot boards a container ship before entering port.
In this video, a container ship bound for Houston, Texas is boarded by a Houston Pilot before entering the Houston Ship Channel.
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Ships don't exactly have brakes. Lou Vest, a retired Houston ship channel pilot tells us about a close encounter between a ship and a barge.
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Canon Mark II
2012
As the chemical tanker ship enters Istanbul, the pilot boat docks.
Istanbul Bosphorus

Unberthing NBCT ,Penang, Malaysia.
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A Dutch innovation of a Trimonoran introduces a whole new way of sailing: faster, safer, more comfortable and sustainable: A revolutionary breakthrough in the world of ship design.

Лоцманский катер, выход из Аделаиды, Австралия

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The Maryland Board of Pilots has decided to enact a rule change that forbids on-duty pilots from using their phones.

UKMPA press release on the death of Captain Pilot Francesco Galia. A tribute.