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Opinion Five questions for Olli Taipale, Chief Pilot at Finnpilot
published on 2 December 2020
Video Sail training ship "Amerigo Vespucci" operated by the Livorno Pilots
published on 5 July 2020
Opinion Leadership in Pilotage: Strategic Command and Navigational Mastery
by Maritime Pilot Abolfazl Farajnezam - published on 11 February 2025
Among the few marine professions that purse a man's technical skills and value very high, maritime piloting perhaps is in a class of its own. In this career, the pilot is entrusted to maneuver vessels through some of the most challenging and congested waterways while ensuring seamless integration between shipboard operations and port infrastructure.
Video Maiden voyage of HMM Algeciras #1-Qingdao
published on 5 June 2020
Video History: Lightship (1950)
published on 18 May 2020
Goodwin Sands, Kent. M/S bows of Trinity House ship "Ready". L/S "Tongue" lightship at sunset. Panning M/S from side to front of service ship (deck level). M/S lightship. M/S bridge of service ship, lightship passes. L/S two ships, pan to lightship. C/U ship's telegraph coming to "stop". M/S seaman pulls fresh water hose to lightship. L/S deck of service ship, general activity. C/U provisions waiting to be transported to lightship. M/S men passing food between ships. L/S side of...
Article Hymn to the Pilot: A poem written by a harbour pilot
by Mohammed Rida El Mariky - published on 26 February 2022
Video Goodchild ORC 171 Pilot Boat "Ouse" recently delivered to Associated British Ports (Humber)
published on 28 July 2021
Video Bellcraft pilot boat powered by Volvo Penta IPS
published on 23 March 2022
Video Pilot Boat Ride Along (St. Andrew Bay Pilots Association)
published on 13 June 2022
Join me as I take a ride along with the St. Andrew Bay Pilots Association. We are going offshore in Panama City to bring back 2 Pilots and two coastguardsmen from a ship leaving port. It's awesome to watch the skill and teamwork it takes to safely transport Pilots and other personnel on and off these large ships. Special Thanks St. Andrew Bay Pilots Association Captain Zach Condon, Chairman Captain Phillip Brady III US Coast Guard ATON Team Chief Tom Ball Petty Officer Brendon Blackwell...