Pilot Boat "Servus", Denmark

pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. Pilot boats were once sailing boats that had to be fast because the first pilot to reach the incoming ship 

MAN Engines is equipping nine pilot boats from the shipyard Goodchild Marine Services Ltd. in Norfolk, Great Britain, with in-line six-cylinder engines. This is the engine manufacturer's first entry into the British pilot boat segment.

Short presentation of the steamship S/S Orion

pilot boat general cargo ship seaman captain marine

IMO 9291676. Build in 2003.

When the pilot has safely navigate a giant container ship out of the port he wil directly embarkes a incoming giant to guide her safely inside the port. They love their job💪🏻😎
#loodswezen #sea #ship #maritimepilot #ocean #oceanship #merchantnavy #containership #pilot

THE 15-metre-long ‘Port Láirge’, the Port of Waterford’s new Pilot Boat, was received by crew at the Dunmore East pontoon this (Friday) morning, two years after her commissioning.

This is one common method to board the pilot. And here it is a special boat which is very fast with new technology

Pilot boat Hanakahi inbound to Pier 19, Honolulu Harbor. 18 July 2020.

Is #ships still use #flags for #communication ?