| Pilotage is compulsory in Hong Kong and all
vessels over 3,000 gross register tons (GRT) must have a pilot
onboard when navigating in the port. Vessels over 1,000 GRT
which are carrying dangerous goods are also required to carry
a pilot. The pilotage service is available 24 hours a day.
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Ships flying this Flag "H" have a
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Hong Kong has five pilot boarding stations :
- To the north of the East Lamma Channel, near Ngan Chau
(lat. 22 degrees 13.1 minutes N, long. 114 degrees 09.7
minutes E)
- In the Tathong Channel near the turning buoys (lat. 22 degrees
16 minutes N, long. 114 degrees 15.7 minutes E)
- In Urmston Road by Lam Kok Tsui (Black Point) (lat. 22 degrees
23.5 minutes N, long. 113 degrees 53.5 minutes E)
- At Chek Chau, off Tolo Channel (lat. 22 degrees 29.6 minutes
N, long. 114 degrees 19.7 minutes E)
- Area off Ha Mei Wan, west of Lamma Island (lat. 22 degrees
12 minutes N, long. 114 degrees 05.3 minutes E)
The Director of Marine is the Pilotage Authority and he
is advised on all pertinent matters by the Pilotage Advisory
Committee. There are currently 101 licensed pilots in Hong
Kong to handle in excess of 6,000 ship movements per month.
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