Harbour Master & Pilot

Ships have reported an increasing number of cases of significant GPS interference and jamming in recent months. The geographic areas with more than one reported incident include the eastern and central Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and multiple Chinese ports.

The Hong Kong Pilotage (Amendment) Bill 2022, which was gazetted on 14 October, provides for an adjustment to pilotage fees and clarification of the regulations governing pilot medical examinations.

Experiences of a Pilot: The port's chief pilot talks about his work, "what we do is not well known in the city", and about the risk they run, "on a bad day we can get scared", he says.

Understanding the fundamentals of the pivot point is highly required for understanding the alteration of the courses. Pivot point is an imaginary point on the vessel which turns on a circular path on the perimeter of vessel’s turning circle when the vessel makes a turn. The knowledge about the position of the pivot point in a manoeuvring situation provides the ship handler with the information on the geometry of motion of the ship.

On 30 March 2023, a fatal accident occurred in the North Sea near IJmuiden during a pilot transfer from the pilot boat to a seagoing vessel.

This article was already published on 05.01.2022: This study sample consists of a group of healthy middle-aged maritime pilots (n=20), who have been exposed to highly irregular work schedules for more than 15 years.

Journey of a cargo ship(Bulk carrier) from Chittagong 🇧🇩 to Haldia 🇮🇳 Ship is being manoeuvered in Haldia water and through a narrow lock gate passage. India's first and only female marine pilot Reshma Nilofer Naha sharing her experience of operating in Haldia waters. #shipping #maritime #cargoship #pilot #shepilot #merchantnavy #marineengineer #logistics #womeninmaritime #seafarers #lifeatsea #sea Let's get connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/im_sumit_yadav?...

According to a post of Paulo Ekkebus on LinkedIn (10th July 2020): "The Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada is looking for a CFO. Great opportunity for an individual to join an amazing company."

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Here is how "Pilot's" get off a cruise ship in Mid Ocean 😳