-1-www.ivypub.org/mtModernTransportationVolume11,2023,PP.1-8TheCurrentSituationandFutureExpectationsofChina’sPilotBoatsHaidongZhanShanghaiMaritimePilots’AssociationEmail:zhanhaidong@sh-pilots.com.cnAbstractPilotsneedtoboardtheshipforpilotage,buttherearerisksorpotentialdangersinthetransferofpilot.Theauthorreviewedthehistoryofthedevelopmentofpilotboats,analyzedthepotentialrisksordangersoftransferringpilot,proposedthatpilotboatshallhavethefunctionofensuringthesafetyofpilotwhenembarkingordisembarkingtheships,somesuggestionsonthefuturedesignandmanufactureofChinesepilotboatsarealsogivenaccordingtotheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdomesticandforeignpilotboats.Keywords:PilotBoat;Pilot;TransferofPilot;Safety;Risk;CurrentSituation;FutureExpectations1INTRODUCTIONForthereasonsthatmostportsintheworldimplementcompulsorypilotagesystem,thechannelsoftheportwatersaregenerallycomplex,andthecaptainsmaynotbefamiliarwiththehydrology,weatherandenvironmentoftheports.Therefore,apartoftheshipssailingacrosstheworldmustapplyforpilotage.Thepilotshallbeproficientinthechannel,anchorage,hydrology,weather,tideandtugboatperformance,etc.Besides,thepilothastheadvantageoflanguagetocommunicatewiththelocalportauthority,VTSandsomerelevantdepartments.Generally,thepilotismoreprofessionalandskilledwhenguidetheshiptosailinnarrowchannel,berthandunberth,etc.Pilotageisthat,withinaspecificwater(portorinlandriver),professionalpractitioner(namelythepilot)boardstheship(onwhichthepilottakesnoofficiallyrecognizedposition),guidestheshiptosail,providesadvicesandsuggestionstothecaptainoftheshiponnavigation,includesafelyberthingandunberthingorshiftingberthwithintheport.Itisakindofspecializedtechnicalprofessiongraduallyformedalongwiththedevelopmentofeconomyandshippingindustry.ThepilotageandpilothavealonghistoryinChina.Itisrecordedthattherewere“Huozhang”and“FanHuozhang”inshipsfleetofZhengHe’sVoyagestotheWesternSeas.DuringSongDynasty,theuseofpilotsinChuanjiangRiverwascommon.Atthetime,thepilotswhowerefamiliarwiththecha...
