Fédération Française des Pilotes Maritimes (FFPM)

Bulk Carrier sailing from Seaforth Dock through Gladstone Lock into The River Mersey

The article was written by Allen Garfinkle, Executive Director – Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun

„In God we trust“ - this short sentence can be found on the one dollar note.
Marine Pilots for example are experts in trusting. They simple have to be....

To monitor the vessel’s progress, the pilot had set up his portable pilotage unit (PPU). He had connected the rate-of-turn generator to the vessel’s pilot plug and had set a variable range marker on the radar with a radius of 0.5 nm.

At one point, the Captain on the Ship while being highly respected, also carried great responsibility and had the ultimate accountability for everything on board. But this respect, responsibility and accountability has not come overnight, or just when the Captain wears his four stripes.

Clear statements from Fremantle Pilots and Fremantle Ports to ensure the safety of pilot transfers.

One of our clients in Europe is looking for a small Pilot Boat (35-36 ft.) to buy.

Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch of FSUE "Rosmorport" purchased pilot boat Mechta.

The boat of 1459 project was made in 1985 at the Leningrad Shipyard "Pella" (Otradnoye, USSR).

This video shows the startup procedure of the TRENZ Pilot Plug.
Please visit https://trenz-pilotplug.com/ for more information.