Venice Port Pilots
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Venice Port PilotsPilots, with their “pilot boats”, board the ships while they are still at sea, and guide them to the quay through the port’s channels
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Venice Port PilotsVenice Port pilots’ tower is at Malamocco inlet and is about 40 metres high
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Venice Port PilotsSimilar to an air-traffic control tower, it follows ships sailing from sea to berth
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Venice Port PilotsIn Venice Port there are about 30 pilots. From their tower they can monitor marine traffic
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Venice Port PilotsCiro Romano, the Head Pilot, explains how nautical services (pilot, tug, mooring) n the Port of Venice are coordinated through IT networking
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Venice Port PilotsRoberta Coppa, Italy’s first woman pilot, is preparing to board a ship. “Venice -she says- is the best port for being a pilot, as we see every kind of ship”
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Venice Port PilotsPilot Marco Zilioli controls ships’ position and speed on AIS and VTS systems
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Venice Port PilotsThe leading light shows the right position a ship must take
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Venice Port PilotsRoberta Coppa pilots the Dutch heavy-lift ship which she has just boarded
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Venice Port PilotsThe pilots own many relics, and want to fit out a room to show them
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Venice Port PilotsSome pilot boats berthed at the foot of the tower
