Maritime Pilot first duty at New Harbour

The "MTM Potomac" is a 180 meter tanker, without a thruster and a fixed pitch, right handed propeller (like most).
This particular maneuver consisted of backing her about a ship´s length, then swinging to port with the help of 2 ASD tugs.

For 174 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been safely navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most challenging waterways.

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) signs MoUs with Port of London Authority and Peel Ports Group, strengthening collaboration in port sector.

In this article Marine Pilot André Gaillard gives us his vision of the maritime pilotage profession of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Bergstraum inbound to Regent Quay in Aberdeen Harbour with the tug Kittywake assisting.

Jacksonville FL - June 2020 4K

At the end of the year and before Christmas, we were able to find a variety of offers for pilots who would like to change in the coming year.

Australian Capital Territory Section Technical Meeting
November 2021, online via Zoom

Over 90% of the world's trade is carried by sea. Watch and learn how a pilot boards a container ship before entering port.
In this video, a cargo ship bound for Houston, Texas is boarded by a Houston Pilot before entering the Houston Ship Channel.
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by Rhys Davies, current Apprentice. Published already in Feb. 2020 by ABP.