Wallaby Boats model in the wave tank in slow motion

PILOT STEINBURG (MMSI: 211784710) is sailing under the flag of Germany.
Her length overall (LOA) is 29 meters and her width is 8 meters.

The Princess Royal toured state of art Pilot Boat that serves the Port of London

Training video VI on the correct use of the pilot ladder

Drone footage from King's Lynn.

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 

Captain David Gelinas will discuss the history of the Pen Bay Pilots and how the Maine's State Pilotage System is practiced on Penobscot Bay. He will also share stories about Captain Bill Abbott who mentored him when he became a pilot.

The vulnerability of GNSS in shore-based use is definitely different and to be regarded as much more risky than on the high seas.