13 & 16m Pilot Boats

Port Everglades Pilots 54’ Pilot Boat No7
With 2x Humphree H750 Interceptors w/Active Ride Control

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...

The Tampa Bay pilot association has returned its first Chesapeake Class pilot boat to Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding. Tampa was built in 2003 when the shipyard introduced the class of mid-size, high-speed launches.

Found on YouTube. Created by "FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA PILOTI DEI PORTI".

Europe’s first Commercial fueling station for Methanol!

This video shows an introduction on the Pull-out Test-Manoeuvre and describes the procedure how to steer through this simple manoeuvre: Turning circle and then put the rudder amidships. The final rate of turn allows to identify stable and unstable conditions.

The IMPA has published on 30th June 2020 a letter about crew exchange in times of corona. Read the letter here:

Future Fairway Navigation Final Seminar 2022: Remote Pilotage

The All India Maritime Pilots' Association has released its new journal for December

The technical body will bring together the extensive technical expertise and professional knowledge of Canada's licensed maritime pilots.