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Winter Edition of the BPC Pilotage Quarterly published


published on 10 January 2023 82 -

The Winter 2023 edition of the BPC Pilotage Quarterly is out now!
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Video Handling a mid size container ship

published on 26 June 2020

"Mizar" is a 165 LOA containership, which follows a liner route between the caribbean and the US.
It has a fixed pitch propeller and a bow thruster, which makes it easier to handle. This maneuver consisted of basically just pulling her off the dock and then doing a 160 turn.

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Video Singapore Harbour Pilot, “Who We Are”

published on 4 July 2019

Singapore Harbour Pilot, “Who We Are”

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Video Pilot Boat "AHTO 24" from Tallinn (Estonia, EU)

published on 4 October 2022

Great pictures from Estonia

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Video Port of Palm Beach: Cruise Ship Arrival from the Pilot's Perspective!

published on 6 May 2024

In this video, watch a cruise ship arrival from the pilot's perspective with Capt. Dane of the Palm Beach Harbor Pilots Association on a windy Sunday morning as he brings in a cruise ship into the Port of Palm Beach, the Margaritaville at Sea Paradise. This is the biggest and only cruise ship currently sailing out of the Port of Palm Beach. If you enjoyed this video, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more videos about Ships! ⚓ Learn More about the Palm Beach Pilots: http://palmbeachpilots.com...

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Video Marine pilotage - a pilot's boat trip in Helsinki (Finland)

published on 28 September 2021

This video is filmed in 2015, edited 2021.
A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who maneuvers ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbors or river mouths. They are navigational experts possessing knowledge of the particular waterway such as its depth, currents, and hazards, as well as being experts in handling ships of all types and size. A Maritime pilot is an expert ship handler who is licensed or authorised...

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Video Berthing tanker ELKA ASTIR - King Fahd industrial sea port

published on 2 September 2020

• Ship name : ELKA ASTIR • L.O.A : 189 m • Max draught : 11 m • Deadweight: 49990 t • Name of Pilot : Haitham Alzahrani - Saudi Arabia

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Video The Port of Seville has new maritime navigation aids for the pilotage service.

published on 27 November 2021

The Port of Seville has new maritime navigation aids. #PPUs (Portable Pilot Units) offer pilots accurate real-time data on the position, course and speed of a vessel on the Eurovía del Guadalquivir. This information is very useful for pilotage and for docking and undocking manoeuvres.

#PPUs have two elements: on the one hand, autonomous, wireless sensors that the pilot places on the ailerons of the vessel’s bridge to obtain data about the vessel’s movement; and on the other hand, a...

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Article New pilot boat delivered to Spain's Port of Ferrol

by Baird Maritime - published on 9 September 2024

Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine recently handed over a new pilot boat "Punta Do Cruceiro" to the Port of Ferrol in northwestern Spain

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Video Pilot Boat "Claude Berry" at St Croix (US Virgin Islands)

published on 20 June 2025

Pilot jumping from cruiseship to the Pilot boat in St Croix #susieandreginaadventures #cruising #cruiseline #bonusqueens #cruiseship #travel #cruising #thingstodoatsea #thingstodowhencruising #thingstodoinportcanaveral #pilot #pilotboat #pilotjumping #cruise #cruiselife #cruiser #stcroix

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Video Steenbank Pilot Antwerp, Belgium - SWATH "Cetus" by Abeking & Rasmussen

published on 17 November 2021

THE 25 M PILOT TENDER AT THE DUTCH NORTH SEA SHORE

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