Permanent Part Time Master - Marine Pilot Transfer Vessel (Mackay/Australia)

“Find your passion, set goals and commit to them.” Sound advice from Port of Cape Town’s Ellen Moletsane, who recently earned her Open Licence as a marine pilot.

Pilot boat build by Safehaven Marine

Pilotage is being able to navigate safely into and out of a harbour/anchorage/port knowing where you are at all times, where your hazards are and a safe route in/out. This is particularly useful if you are heading into somewhere new or a challenging/busy area – or both!

Pilot boat manauvers to support cruise ship sea6

Aviator Group's H135: marine pilot transfer

Editors note: There was a reason why this idea of a kind of ladder-elevator did not become accepted!

Pilot boat picking up two pilot crewmen from odyssey of the seas cruise ship port of civitavecchia Italy 🇮🇹

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The Pilot Boats captured in and around the waters of Victoria Canada c 2022 LSAC

The first-known chart of the Mersey estuary was dated 1689 – to assist sailors approaching the port. The route for ships through to the port of Liverpool, through sand banks and the powerful tides of the Irish Sea and Mersey Estuary, was a challenging business.