Honningsvåg Pilot Recovery

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

Long and irregular shifts, unforeseeable operations and high responsibility are still prominent in the job of a pilot and pose high psycho-physical demands.

Tug power has increased considerably over recent decades. Today, some ship handling tugs have a bollard pull of more than 100 tons. In addition, high tug power can be installed in ever smaller compact hulls.

Pilot boat approaches Carnival Splendor off the coast of Victoria, Canada

Another worthful video by Knud Benedict, Germany

Experiences of a Pilot: The port's chief pilot talks about his work, "what we do is not well known in the city", and about the risk they run, "on a bad day we can get scared", he says.