Marine Pilots

[@rizozizo3701]

Thanks for these pictures, I am maritime pilot in Algeria

[@ronz101]

Skilled work. ADMIRE ALL OF YOU!! 👍👍 Helmsman too. 👍👍

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Thanks for sharing very useful videos and information congratulations 👌👌👌

[@laurenceleask5139]

Great photos take care x ❤

[@feliciapeach]

Wishing you all the best Rachael!

[@chrissimmonds4898]

Sounds a little low

[@camolizard5379]

I'd love to do this I love boats and everytime I get a ferry to the isle of wight I'm takin pictures of every container ship oil tanker and car carrier I see

[@marinepilotchris3048]

Great piece. It’s nice to show off a little bit of what I consider to be the best job in the world.

[@philipmarlowe4682]

So how do you get into it? Is there an age limit? And do you need top qualifications to get into it?

[@nazarethrivas2212]

Good

[@seanogallchoir3237]

Have personnel baskets been trialed for boarding large ships, using the crane on the ship to hoist and lower. It could be safer than the Pilot ladder, to board large ships. Thank you. # HeroesAtSea.

[@andywilliams7323]

Would be useless and much more dangerous in rough sea conditions.

[@seanogallchoir3237]

@@andywilliams7323 Have you used Personnel Baskets?

[@028TuvaluanHero]

It's because many people don't know the job exists. lol

[@seanogallchoir3237]

Much of the world trade is moved by ships and require Pilots to guide them in coastal areas.

[@moslimislam5714]

0:17 That's a lie 🤣

[@pdkodude283]

What's a lie?

[@moslimislam5714]

I sail there more than regularly and they definitely do not work “365 days whatever the weather”.

[@pdkodude283]

@@moslimislam5714 They offer a Pilot on demand service. 24/7 365. They average around 1200 - 1500 acts of Pilotage per month. When outer station boarding conditions are bad, they use inner boarding areas. Only in the most extreme weather conditions will they discontinue Pilot boarding and landing operations. They have a team stationed at Grimsby at all times to operate the Pilot launches and have Pilots standing by on call at all times on a 2 hour call out for ships. Believe me, what they consider too rough to board would be more than you would consider rough weather for sailing.

[@athensmajnoo3661]

Someone from control room can guide the captain of the ship to the dock, like they do for planes in air ports. Why does a pilot has to drive the ship to the dock?

[@highonhope9369]

Because it simply can’t be done like that. It’s not an easy job and because of that is the salary so good 😊

[@mk-jl3zd]

Lol,I unberthed ships remotely in ship to ship operation,unberthed a ship (VLCC) from a jetty remotely a mile away in a 75 knots wind,but never berthed one that way,simply because they’re to big and very long to handle that way,if it’s too rough to board a ship then it’s not advisable to dock it either! Hope that helped. Retired senior pilot and shift harbor master for 35+ years.

[@andywilliams7323]

Navigating a ship through coastal channels, rivers and ports is totally different to, and much more complex than navigating a plane. Every airport is pretty much standard all over the world, because they are manmade. But coastal channels and rivers have been made by Mother Nature. All over the world, none are like the other, they are all different. Different tides and currents. Different shifting beds and banks. Different characteristics, such as hidden rocks, hidden shallow sandbanks, and hidden narrowings. Different obstacles such as bridges. Different complex tight and narrow turns. Etc. Consequently, the ships can only be navigated by a local Maritime Pilot with full expert knowledge of the particular channel/river/port.

[@athensmajnoo3661]

@@andywilliams7323 your explaination solved my doubt, thank you. I didnt consider the fact that each port is different, and natural changes accur from time to time. 🙏🙏