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H(Hotel) - Pilot on Board]] , is equipped with many railings to give pilots handholds while transferring.]] .]] , Halifax, Nova Scotia .]] A harbour pilot guides Ship s through the narrow, shallow and dangerous Coast al waters between a Harbour and the open Sea . A highly coveted and potentially dangerous position, a pilot is a Master Mariner with many years of experience in the harbour that they are licensed to operate in. Most harbours require vessels of a certain size to take on a pilot, at which point the pilot effectively controls the movements of that ship. Legally the master remains in command of the ship. The pilot is an adviser only. Normally the pilot joins an incoming ship at sea via a fast Pilot Boat and climbs a swaying Rope Ladder sometimes up 40 feet to the Deck of the largest Container and Tanker ships. With outgoing vessels, a pilot boat returns the pilot to land after the ship has successfully negotiated coastal waters. For large ships such as container vessels, the pilot may also arrive by helicopter. Helicopter Harbor Pilot Shuttle (example from the 'Arctic Air Service' website. Retrieved 2007-08-20.) Pilots specifically use the Pilotage techniques relying on nearby visual reference points and local knowledge of Tide s, swells, Currents , depths and Shoals that might not be readily identifiable on the Nautical Chart s without first hand experience in the harbor in question. Due to their size and Mass , most large ships are very difficult to manoeuvre; the stopping distance of a Supertanker is typically measured in Mile s and even a slight error in judgement can cause significant damage. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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