Pilot Boarding a cargo ship @ Amsterdam

The pilot leaps to his boat accompanied by claps and exclamations of; "Bravo!".

Experiences of a Pilot: The port's chief pilot talks about his work, "what we do is not well known in the city", and about the risk they run, "on a bad day we can get scared", he says.

Pilot boat build by Safehaven Marine

Maritime pilots board ships when waters are crowded or treacherous or when a passage is narrow to guide the captain and ship safely through the waters. The Cat operates between Bar Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

According to a report by thebahamasweekly.com, IMS Bahamas’ Marine Pilots have been licensed by the Ministry of Transport and the Port Department to Pilot vessels in the Greater Bimini Area.

According to information from “Dominica News Online” and “Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority”

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