Opinion Why do we see so many unapproved and low-quality pilot ladders?
by Frank Diegel - published on 4 September 2020
Video Harken Man Overboard Rescue System
published on 22 July 2024
Video Offshore Pilot station out of San Francisco
published on 3 May 2023
Video Maritime pilot boarding The Cat Ferry as it approaches Bar Harbor
published on 21 June 2022
Article Atlantic Pilotage Authority Annual Report 2020
by Atlantic Pilotage Authority - published on 12 May 2021
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority has released its Annual Report 2020.
The Pilotage Act has defined the Atlantic Pilotage Authority’s area of operation as all the Canadian waters in and around the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador, as indicated on the map. Within this region, the Authority has designated 17 compulsory pilotage areas.
Article US Coast Guard recalls compliance with pilot transfer agreements
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 27 October 2020
Video So Long Solina! The Local Captain Takes His Leave November 2, 2021
published on 9 February 2022
A more unique angle regarding freighter departures; I was able to film the routine disembarking of one of our local ship captains and officers after piloting Solina out of the harbor. This is a required procedure, as per US Maritime Laws, all international freighters must be piloted in and out of a US harbor by a US Captain. Here we have out local pilot vessel Sea Bear running up alongside the Solina to allow the two officers to depart the freighter before she heads out across Lake Superior