Harbour Pilot - Tasks and specialisations
Kaiurungi Aka
Tasks & duties
Harbour pilots may do some or all of the following:
- board ships by boat or by helicopter
- advise ship's masters on harbour rules
- direct the course and speed of ships while they are in the harbour
- guide ships in and out of the port
- assist ships to berth (come to a mooring place at a wharf) and unberth with or without the assistance of tugboats
- perform administrative duties as required
- assist in maritime rescue operations
- relieve crew on tugboats and launches.
Robert Kerr plotting a course with a ship's master
Rodger Laycock preparing to manoeuvre a harbour marker buoy
