Pilot Boat - Departure from Adelaide, Australia

M/V PILOT 68 (CHEOY LEE shipyards 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat)

Pilot Boat working close to shore, but not the best of weather.

It's on the Tees, vessel is the Saltholme.

There are approximately 160 Columbia River Pilots, which are organized into two associations. The Columbia River Pilots Association (CRPA) is made up of 80 pilots, while the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) consists of 80 pilots.

From that moment on I have been keeping a tally of the non compliant boarding arrangements I see in front of me on a daily base, and off course I participate in the annual safety campaign, conducted by IMPA each october.

Captain Kevin Vallance awarded the Merchant Navy Medal for services to Maritime Safety.

The European Union proposed making so-called pilot services exempt from sanctions targeting the transfer of Russian oil that are set to kick in this year to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.