Maritime Pilot Boat

A Pilot is a mariner who guides ship through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbors or river mouths. Pilot are expert ship handlers who possess in depth knowledge of local waterways. Pilots are responsible under the law and maritime custom for conducting the safe navigation of the vessel. With the exception of the Panama Canal, the pilot is only an adviser, as the captain remains in legal command of the vessel.

                         Signal Flag H-Pilot on board

              

                     Signal Flag G-I required a Pilot

Pilot Boat

Pilot Boat

TUGBOAT

A Tugboat is  a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboat are powerful for their size and strongly built, and some are ocean-going. Some tugboats serve as icebreakers or salvage boats. Early tugboats had steam engines, but now have diesel engines. Many tugboats have firefighting monitors, allowing them to assist in firefighting, especially in harbors.

Towing a Ship

Firefighting Tugboat

Ice breaking  Tugboat

Pushing a barge

Passenger Ship

passenger ship

A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers.

Ferry Ship

Passenger ships include FERRIES, which are vessels for day or overnight short sea trips moving passengers and vehicles;

Ocean Liner

OCEAN LINERS, which typically are passenger or passenger-cargo vessels transporting passengers and often cargo on longer line voyages;

Cruise Ship

CRUISE SHIPS, which often transport passengers on round trips, in which the trip itself and the attractions of the ship and ports visited are the principal draw.

Tanker (Tankship)

A Tanker (or Tank Ship or Tankship) is a ship designed to transport liquid in bulk. Major types of oil tank ship include the Oil tanker, The Chemical Tanker, and the Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier.

                                                               Oil Tanker

Cargo Ship (Freighter Ship)

Cargo ship also called freighter ships, are ships or vessels that carry goods, materials and cargo in general from port to port. Cago ships are equipped for efficient loading and unloading......

                             GA - General Arrangement Plan

Classification Societies

Classification societies are organizations that survey and classify ships, both during their construction and operation. They are the principal means by which standards of construction and maintenance are enforced, and ship certificates can be issued by Flag States.

Classification societies are licensed by "Flag States" to undertake this work on their behalf.

Following are the principal classification societies:

• American Bureau of Shipping (U.S.) (ABS) www.eagle.org
• Bureau Veritas (France) (BV)www.bureauveritas.com
• China Classification Society (CCS)www.ccs.org.cn
• Det Norske Veritas (Norway) (DNV)www.dnv.com
• Germanischer Lloyd (Germany) (GL)www.glc.de
• Hellenic Register of Shipping (Greece) (HRS)www.hrs.gr
• Indian Register of Shipping (India) (IRS)www.irclass.org
• Korean Register of Shipping (Korea) (KRS)www.krs.co.kr
• Lloyd's Register of Shipping (UK) (LR)www.lr.org
• Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Japan) Class NKwww.classnk.or.jp
• Polski Rejestr Statkow (Poland) (PRS)www.prs.gda.pl
• Registro Italiano Navale (Italy) (RINA)www.rina.it