TO THEIR PORT. BEFORE THE SHIP ENTERS INTO LOCAL
WATERS, A PILOT IS TAKEN TO THE INBOUND SHIP BY A
PILOT BOAT. IN THE OLDEN DAYS, PILOTS WERE TAKEN
TO THE SHIP BY SAILING SLOOP OR ROW BOAT. PILOT
VESSELS THOUGHOUT THE WORLD VARY FROM TUG
BOATS SERVING DUAL PURPOSE TO HIGH SPEED BOATS
DEDICATED TO PILOT DUTY ONLY.
