Pilot Boat Docking Lake Erie

A Dutch man, after having stolen the pilots' boat and set fire to it, sowed panic in the port of Livorno, giving rise to a chase at sea.

Europe’s first Commercial fueling station for Methanol!

Petugas Pandu Pelabuhan Benoa Bali

Found on YouTube. Created by "Capt Larry ". Originally published on 2024-05-24.

Opening the building to unveil the Pilotboat "Columbia". Preparing for launchday.

"A performance assessment tool for maritime pilotage operations" - by Jørgen Ernstsen, Norway
When the ship is approaching or leaving a port, a local navigational expert, the pilot, is often provided for assisting the bridge team to safely and efficiently navigate the littoral waters.

Do you ever leave the harbour to get on a vessel you will guide along without a ritual? Whatever we trust in, whatever the rituals or traditions you Marine Pilots have - when you board your pilot boats, climb the ladders, get the vessels through the harbour - keep them and cherish them, they are good and they are important.

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

The US Coast Guard "Safety Alert 04-22" has been released. The alert addresses the importance of verifying the correct arrangement of handholds in embarkation gate arrangements aboard merchant vessels.