[ridesthemiles]

WOULDN’T MATTER IF HE WAS AN ALASKAN DWARF-—

NO SHIP ENTERS OR LEAVES A PORT/HARBOR WITHOUT A LOCAL “CHANNEL PILOT”.

SUCH PERSON IS IN CHARGE DURING SUCH MOVEMENTS-—NOT THE SHIP CAPTAIN

[Robert DeLong]

I understand that. Don’t get excited & scream. 🤣

[Robert DeLong]

Just so you understand though:

I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions

But a pilot doesn’t come aboard the ship and take control of it, do they?

Post: They are just advisers to the captain, who is known as the “master.” The master still has full responsibility for the safe navigation of the vessel. So the pilot will meet the ship out at sea or at the dock if it’s in port and leaving to go to sea. They proceed up to the bridge. Usually they exchange greetings, and usually a little bit of ship’s swag is given, either a hat or something else, or at least a cup of coffee.

The pilots do not operate the controls of the vessel, the Captain does.