Maritime pilot
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A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who has specific knowledge of an often dangerous or congested waterway, such as harbors or river mouths. Maritime pilots know local details such as depth, currents, and hazards. They board and temporarily join the crew to safely guide the ship's passage, so they must also have expertise in handling ships of all types and sizes. Obtaining the title "maritime pilot" requires being licensed or authorised by a recognised pilotage authority.
A Nigerian pilot assists a U.S. Navy ship into the harbor at Lagos using nautical charts
Grandes Eaux, pilot vessels Anse-aux-Basques, Les Escoumins, maritime estuary of St. Lawrence, Canada
Five pilots sitting around a wooden table.
A pilot preparing to board a vessel by helicopter outside Durban Harbour in South Africa
Sailor
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A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
Three types of mariners, seen here in the wheelhouse of a ship: a master, able seaman, and harbour pilot.
An able seaman stands iceberg lookout on the bow of the freighter USNS Southern Cross during a re-supply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; circa 1981.
Portrait of a sailor taken on board the French aviso Ardent, 1857
Sailors on a ship