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Silversea Cruises
from Europe for Visitors
On the bridge
Pilot boat
In many harbors, local pilots come aboard to help the pilot
navigate through the ship channel and avoid underwater obstacles. Sometimes (as
happened in Naples, above) the water is too rough for the pilot to transfer from the
boat to the ship, leaving the captain and helmsman to reach the pier on their
own.
The Naples pilot later boarded the ship for our departure, and
he was able to step from the ship's rope ladder to the fixed ladder on the pilot
boat after we'd cleared the breakwater. Like all harbor pilots, he wasn't fazed
by heights, waves, or the possibility of being crushed between the pilot boat
and the ship. And, like most harbor pilots, he didn't bother wearing a
lifejacket during the transfer from ship to boat.
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