Pilot Boat

M/V PILOT 62 (CHEOY LEE shipyards 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat)

The importance of the pilot ladder, by Bill Evans, Inspector of Marine Accidents.

This is a video I had captured off U.S Coast from a merchant vessel as the Pilot was transferred from our Ship to Shore via Helicopter.
All recordings were done using N8 (unbelievable clarity!)

Chapter 3 from the book "Crossing the Bar, The Adventures of a San Francisco Bay Bar Pilot" by Captain Paul Lobo, available on Amazon (link below)

It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They're called maritime pilots, and they're among the most elite ship handlers in the world. So where does one go to learn how to park the largest ships in the world? To the Maritime Pilots Institute in Covington, La. There, they use mini-versions of the behemoth boats to teach the basics. All aboard!

Arrivée au Havre de la pilotine Hirondelle de la Manche

Cruise Ship Business in Miami, USA