Video About the San Francisco Bar Pilots
published on 2 July 2021
For 170 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most difficult waterways. These state and federally-licensed master mariners are highly-specialized ship captains who rely on navigational experience, ship-handling skills, and local knowledge to transport more than $1.2 billion in goods to and from 200 Bay Area ports, docks, and berths every day. This critical service protects more than 1,000 miles of fragile coastline...
Video Time-lapse maneuvering in Turkey
published on 24 November 2022
Opinion Example of a Passage Plan used by Portsmouth Pilots, UK
by Tim Cummins, Portsmouth, UK - published on 10 February 2021
Article Maritime Pilots’ Risky Operational Behavior Analysis Based on Structural Equation Model
published on 12 October 2022
Video Port of Port Arthur Terminal 4K
published on 18 October 2020
The sun was out and was a beautiful day, I was searching for a light house in the area and there was one in Cameron, La. I started my way to the light house not thinking how bad Cameron was hard hit by two hurricanes. After a few dozen downed power poles I was met with the National Guard and the Po Po. Needless to say I turned around and I had passed the port so I decided to drone this area. Not a bad place and a ship was being assisted by two pilot boats. I never tire with maritime...
Video Good old times: PLA Thames Pilots at Work
published on 18 May 2020
Video AMPI Conference in Port Moresby
published on 8 July 2024
Video Super Pilot Boat Preliminary Concept 32 by Iurisci Shipyard Abruzzo, Italy
published on 27 November 2021
Video How AIS Works - Operation of AIS
published on 30 June 2020
This section should give a short introduction to: Operational aspects of AIS Functions and features Human aspects Key Points The AIS transponder unit. Automatic communication. SOLAS requirements. AIS Information sent by ships. Static information update. MMSI Dynamic information update. Voyage related information update. Checking AIS data. BIIT Display Of AIS data. Recommended AIS symbols. Sleeping target symbol. Activated target symbol. Selected target symbol. Dangerous target...