Harbor pilot departing the NCL Prima in rough seas.
Harbor pilot departing the NCL Prima in rough seas.
Opinion Snakes or Ladders
by Ewan Rattray, UK - published on 12 March 2021
Video Pilot on Board in Australia
published on 22 August 2022
Article Brazil Pilots issue Common Errors in PTA’s notice
published on 26 November 2021
Video APL Belgium rolling near the Farallon Islands pilot station
published on 4 February 2024
Video Boarding a ship Pilot San Francisco Bay
published on 31 August 2021
Video Serious Injury to Pilot video by Maritime Training Services
published on 13 December 2019
Video Maritime Pilots' Institute
published on 4 July 2019
The Maritime Pilots Institute is the premier training facility for River Pilots employing a mix of virtual and real world facilities. Located in Covington Louisiana, we are 45 minutes from downtown New Orleans while offering the safety and amenities of small town life.
The training presents a balance between simulated locations with a variety of environmental conditions and manned scale models of cargo ships in a series of lakes with docking and currents and live factors such as wind and...
Video Port Everglades Pilots Crane Arrival
published on 19 November 2020
On November 17th 2020 Port Everglades Pilot Mark Ruppert brought the ship Zhen Hua 25 into Port Everglades. The ship was loaded with 3 huge gantry cranes, a crucial part of the port expansion project.
Found on YouTube. Filmed and produced by Captain Carl Mahler
Editor's note: Great video but where is the life jacket? 1:36
Video DUST2025, leaving the harbour of Las Palmas
published on 9 February 2026
Most harbours require a pilot taking control of the bridge when entering or leaving their harbour, since currents, shoals and traffic maybe tricky. The busy harbour of Las Palmas is no exception to this rule and in this clip you see how these pilots are on standby day and night to safely accompany incoming and outbound ships. Now that the pilot has secured our safe exit from the harbour we are on our own again and ready to head South towards our first station! See: https://www.nioz.nl/en/...