Video The Vital Link to Victoria: Inside Port Phillip Sea Pilots
published on 27 February 2026
Video Pilot services at Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.
published on 14 August 2024
Video What to expect from a port State control ship inspection in Australia
published on 25 July 2024
If you own, operate or command a foreign-flagged ship entering an Australian port, you may be subject to a port State control inspection by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Help prepare your ship for compliance by watching the video below and visiting our website for more pre-inspection resources.
Article Serious injury to pilot on class 2 vessel in poor weather conditions
by Australian Maritime Safety Authority - published on 2 December 2021
Video Good old times: PLA Thames Pilots at Work
published on 18 May 2020
Opinion Pilot ladders: Compliance by design, failure by operator
by Herman Broers - published on 10 March 2022
Article Special pilot job for Ems pilots and NAUTITEC
published on 10 May 2021
Video St Johns Bar Pilot Association
published on 17 January 2020
A collection of action from the St Johns Bar Pilot Association In the early 1800′s as the commercial ports along the St Johns River began to develop, a select group of brave and skilled seafarers would row to sea to meet arriving cargo sailing ships. These daring individuals would use their extensive local knowledge to safely guide the sailing ships across the treacherous sand bars that guarded the river entrance. This was the origin of the St. Johns Bar Pilots. Initially it was a bit of a...