Pilot leaving in rough sea

out of Portsmouth

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

“Piloting the vessels was there since there was a sea transportation” This is one of the most popular and might be most proud phrase for pilots. During the maritime history, piloting the vessels evolved in many aspects, however main core is never changed; trustworthy colleague from neighbourhood will be close by for safe passage.

This article was originally published on Baird Maritime (link below)
When a pilot is berthing a ship with the aid of tugs, it sometimes happens that the ship lands heavily and suffers minor damage. More commonly in my experience, it also happens that the crew discover a large dent for which they cannot account ...

In Germany a total of 16 new corona cases were reported on Friday morning. Ten of them on the two Rostock Aida ships, six more in Schwerin.

@Captain Ertan Ozgur, Senior Maritime Pilot

This document aims to provide information to pilot organisations and/or competent pilotage authorities on the conduct of pilot transfer operations.

If you own, operate or command a foreign-flagged ship entering an Australian port, you may be subject to a port State control inspection by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Help prepare your ship for compliance by watching the video below and visiting our website for more pre-inspection resources.

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Representatives of sea pilots from 24 nations organized in the European Maritime Pilots Association held their general meeting in Antwerp.