Assistant Harbour Master

The Seminar aims to inform Member States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with IMO about the societal value of maritime pilots and pilotage as a public service. The IMO Secretary-General has recognised maritime pilots as having always been vital to ensuring the safety of navigation in key ports and shipping lanes globally and playing a crucial role in sustaining the global supply chain using specialized knowledge and expertise....

Sea transport has for many years been a reserve of men with few women getting the opportunity, especially in most African countries. But for Fatouma Ali Ahmed, women can equally steer ships just as men can do.

"Open Bridge" is an open source platform enabling the development of cost effective, safe and efficient maritime workplace. Over 300 maritime companies has registered to access OpenBridge since it started 6 months ago.

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.

A video of a fellow captain at my work giving me my very first ride in the companies jet pilot boat. Im impressed.

Christmas snow exit from the port of Ventspils, the opening of the bridge, racing with the pilot boat, the landing of the pilot in the channel and out to the open sea. the direction of the port of Skulte 11 hours of walking and additionally loading in another Latvian resort place)

The video was recorded by Marine Pilot J. von Krahn (Elbe Pilot, Germany) on 08.10.2018 and is the original video with his permission.
The video is taken from the bulk carrier SEA MOON.

KITTIWAKE ( MMSI 232008570) is a Pilot and currently sailing under the flag of United Kingdom (UK) Here she is speeding down the River this morning.