Pilot boat heading out to sea

Rodman 41, es el último modelo de embarcaciones de prácticos diseñado y construido por Rodman. Con 12 metros de eslora el Rodman 41, se convierte en el barco de prácticos más competitivo y con mejores prestaciones del mercado. Equipado con todo lo necesario para realizar trabajos y servicios de puerto, donde se le requiera, de manera inmediata.

Earlier this month, Snow & Company of Seattle, Wash., handed off Savannah, the first of two new 64-foot aluminum pilot boats to the Savannah Pilots Association.

Short presentation of the steamship S/S Orion

We were lucky to come across the Tom Crean whilst offshore putting some hours on the Interceptor 60 pilot P&O Sahm. Taking the opportunity to undertake some alongside handling trials, we captured some cool footage of Tom Crean pushing through the waves.

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

The pilots make docking mega-ships look easy despite the meteorological disturbance.
Great pictures from Morocco

Pilotage to the port of Vitoria, Brazil. This video was taken on 26.04.2021.

Cultura de Segurança e sistemas de PPU (Portable Pilot Unit) Gustavo Martins presidente do CONAPRA (2015-2019)
***Publicado em Fevereiro de 2020***

For 174 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been safely navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most challenging waterways.