Shipping in and out of our port is highly regulated and ship safety is top priority.The Atlantic pilotage Authority mandates that all vessels over a certain lenngth and weight must take a local pilot to assist the master in getting the vessels safely to their destinations.One of the local pilots is captain Elias Dorey of West Arichat..He told me he's been piloting almost 25 years here in the Strait Area,Sydney harbour and the Bras Dor Lakes.I got this photo Elias ascending the pilot ladder on the tanker eagle beaumont that was heading to Anchorage India in Inhabitants Bay.I don't envy the pilots as they are out in all types of weather doing their work.Kudos to the crews on the pilot boats who safely deliver them and pick them up.