An article on safety4sea explains the role of a marine pilot on a ship.
Today, we are going to look into the nitty-gritty of marine pilot role, how pilot transfer arrangement works, why the sea captain can’t be the pilot, Marine pilotage working environment and many more. Take a look what a marine pilot does in detail.
Who is a Marine Pilot?A marine pilot, also called maritime pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who maneuvers ships through dangerous or...
Canaveral Pilots Association, Port Canaveral, Fla., has partnered with naval architecture firms Glosten, Seattle, Providence, R.I., New Bedford, Mass., and Ray Hunt Design, New Bedford, Mass., on a pilot/demonstration project for the design, construction, and operation of an electric pilot boat. The boat will feature a battery-electric propulsion system with an emergency “get home” diesel engine. Once in service, it will serve as one of two primary boats for supporting pilotage operations in...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/canaveral-pilots-planning-to-build-electric-pilot-boat/