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- The latest issue: April 2010
PILOT TRAINING COURSES
Nautical Colleges offering Pilotage Training
Coastlines
44th EMPA Football Tournament: Emden
A team of UK pilots took part in the European Pilots Football Tournament for the first time in many years. Congratulations to the Ems Pilots for both winning and hosting a superbly well organised and thoroughly enjoyable event in Emden Germany. Read the rest of this entry »
MARITIME MEMORIES CRUISE: Captain David Ingham
The “Discovery” in the Azores. Photo David Ingham
Regular readers of The Pilot will recall that I have written several reviews of the Maritime Memories DVD titles produced by Des Cox of Snowbow productions. Read the rest of this entry »
TO BE A PILOT: THE STORY BEHIND A PAINTING
THE CHARLOTTE KILNER
Many pilots are descended from shipping families but all too often the records are lost over even a couple of generations. Retired Humber pilot David Raddings came across the following record Read the rest of this entry »
TYNE PILOTS: THE END OF AN ERA
On 31st March 2008, an era in the history of the river Tyne ended with the retirement of John Marshall and Alan Purvis, the last traditional Tyne Pilot family pilots. 
L – R John Marshall, Eddie Cowell & Alan Purvis
DAVE DEVEY AWARDED MN MEDAL
Dave Devey Awarded the Merchant navy Medal. Read the rest of this entry »
PILOT GIGS OF CORNWALL AND THE SCILLY ISLES
THE PILOT GIGS OF CORNWALL AND THE SCILLY ISLES
The pilot gigs of the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall are totally unique six oared open boats which were used to ship pilots onto ships arriving of the South West approaches to the United Kingdom. This feature actually started as a review of a fascinating book that I found in the bookshelf of a holiday let in Cornwall. Titled : “Azook: The Story of the Pilot Gigs of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 1666 – 1994”. Read the rest of this entry »
HMS Worcester
There is a thriving Worcester Association and full details can be obtained via their website
Pilots Reunion in Tampa
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left to right, Captain Robert Holden retired Panama Canal pilot, Captain David Ingham retired Trinity House and Haven Ports pilot and Captain Donald Mercereau retired Sandy Hook New York pilot
Nelson Memorial
NELSON FUNERAL RE-ENACTMENT
The Nelson Funeral re-enactment was held on the Thames on 16th September 2005. Several pilots and retired pilots attended this event and shown here are First Sea Lord
Sir Alan West with L-R Nick Cutmore, IMPA Secretary General, Leonard Fenner Retd.
(London TH North Channel & PLA), Peter Widd (TH & PLA), Peter Russell Retd.( London TH Cinque Ports & PLA) and Norman Knowles Retd. (London TH Cinque Ports)
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