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...
Article A contempt for pilot safety and total disregard for the contents of the SOLAS Convention.
by Captain Kevin Vallance MNI - published on 4 October 2019
Article IMPA Investigates the Use of Remote Piloting
published on 2 September 2024
Video [4K] New Cranes Come to Baltimore, Maryland September 9, 2021
published on 15 September 2021
Video Belize's Youngest Marine Pilot & International Tugboat Captain
published on 30 September 2025
Video Crossing The Suez Canal
published on 15 March 2022
Article Docking Pilot’s Actions Cited in Probable Cause of Allision
published on 26 November 2020
Video ER88 Sea Trials - 16m Pilot Boat: MED-P16
published on 10 January 2021
Opinion New book on Ship manoeuvring techniques: "Theory and Practices of Marine Pilotage" by Capt. Santosha K Nayak
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 18 June 2020
This book investigates the science behind each component of manoeuvring a ship in confined waters, especially in port limits and the art to master it. Based on practical observations and analysis of each major and minor aspect of the manoeuvring of different types of vessels in different types of situations, this book put all relevant knowledge together for the reference of all concerned with pilotage and ship handling.