Offshore Pilot station out of San Francisco

An innovative technique to board a sailing ship without any loss of time.

by "Mallu Sailor" on YouTube
Do you know how difficult to board a ship through pilot ladder.

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...

Delaware River Pilot Boat Transfers Pilot to Moving Ship - Delaware River - Philadelphia - May, 8, 2022

harbor pilots disembarking in Hong Kong
container ships - IKARIA and YM Excellence

The Pilot Boats captured in and around the waters of Victoria Canada c 2022 LSAC

The world's first 24,000 TEU container ship HMM Algeciras made its first domestic call to HPNT in Busan New Port on April 28th. HMM Algeciras loaded a total of 4,500 containers from Busan and headed for China.

Another good explaining video from Knud Benedict, ISSIMS

A pilot boat is a specialized vessel that is used to transport pilots to and from ships that are entering or leaving port. Pilot boats are typically small, fast vessels that are designed to operate in a variety of weather conditions and sea states.