Deputy Harbour Master/Pilot - Port of Mostyn

The Norwegian Coastal Administration has signed an agreement with Aboa Mare to provide a new
course for pilots and VTS operators. By practising together in a simulator, maritime safety along the
Norwegian coast will be reinforced.

We get to take the rough with the smooth on sea trials, 'Murshid'- Interceptor Pilot 60, lovely looking pilot boat.

The desire to improve efficiency and crew comfort has resulted in a new approach to hull design. Built from the ground up this new Pilot Boat design utilises an Extra Long Waterline (XLW) to maximise the waterline length.

The European Maritime Pilot´s Association has released the new Newsletter issue 002/2021.

Original title: "Watch how this Japanese pilot managed to get off the ship in bad weather condition"

Look at Life Vol 01 Transport Pilot Aboard 1963
The story of Britain's pilotage services.

Thousands of miles across the open ocean can seem like the easy part of a ship's journey. The real challenge begins when a massive vessel reaches the final few dozen miles, where open water gives way to narrow channels, strict traffic controls, powerful tugboats, and enormous locks. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the Panama Canal, where ships must be carefully guided through a complex system designed to move them between two oceans. So how can the last few miles of a journey become...

As the sun comes up on the last day of 2021, the last shipping day for Brisbane Marine Pilots, our pilots out on the water serving the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd, as they have done every day since 1st January 1989.

An unfortunate turn of events for the 117 year old Tugboat James Whalen...
Music "Morning Blue" "Fight the Sea" by Josh Woodward www.joshwoodward.com
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