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Kester Field 1929 - 2008
Kester Field, retired Cinque Ports Pilot and PLA Pilot, died on the 23rd March 2008 aged 79 years. 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 »
PENSIONS NEWS
The Secretariat
The month of March saw changes in the Secretariat’s staff with Thursday the 20th being Richard Wiscombe’s last day with the P.N.P.F. before staring his new job up in London. 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
Letter: Squat
I am a retired Humber pilot and was interested to read the two articles in the January issue on Bridge Visibility and Squat. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Ivor McMillan
Retired River Thames Pilot Dan McMillan died on 31st March 2008. Born in Portsmouth 24/9/1927, he wastaken back to the Gravesend area by his Mother in 1928, after the unfortunate death of his Father, and brought up in that same district. Read the rest of this entry »
Anthony Harold MacKenzie Thurgood
Tony Thurgood (1930-2008)was born in Forest Hill, London. He joined HMS Conway in April 1947, and left in April 1949 to join the Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd. Read the rest of this entry »
EDITORIAL APRIL 2008
The last year has seen several investigations into incidents involving pilots and one factor emerging is that frequently there has not been a clear communication between the Pilot and Master as to the intended passage / manoeuvre. Read the rest of this entry »
EDITORIAL JANUARY 2008
The role of the pilot has never been easy to define but generally the Master pilot relationship results in a mutual understanding that works remarkably well considering the number of ship movements that are undertaken without incident throughout the world every day. Read the rest of this entry »
LETTER FROM BELFAST
Dear Editor.
In light of the usual doom and gloom we encounter regularly as part of our job lot as a pilot I would like, on behalf of Belfast Pilots, to present an update on a good news story. Read the rest of this entry »
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