Handling a mid size container ship

Great film about sailing on Kiel Canal (NOK) in Germany.

There are approximately 160 Columbia River Pilots, which are organized into two associations. The Columbia River Pilots Association (CRPA) is made up of 80 pilots, while the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) consists of 80 pilots.

Lootsu- ja sadamateenuste osutamine

Does the growth of ships ever have limits? Perhaps less in shipbuilding than in the handling of the ships during piloting.

Tugboat Willy Coloring Book - https://a.co/d/0iFzgGWw

By the end of this year, our sea pilots are set to have undertaken a record number of pilotage acts. The total number is set to exceed 10,700, with almost 99% of the acts completed without delay.

Sullom Voe Pilot boat out on a task

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.

Self-Righting Test Fast Pilot Launch for Dutch Pilots. Test executed by Holland Diesel Maassluis and Scheepswerf Made for Nederlands Loodswezen. Location: Port of Maassluis

The European Maritime Pilot´s Association has released the new Newsletter issue 003/2022.