Pilot Boarding Areas

Pilot boarding areas are locations at sea where pilots familiar with local waters board incoming vessels to navigate their passage to a destination port. Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register in foreign trade with specific draft characteristics. Pilot boarding areas are represented by a 0.5 nautical mile radius around a coordinate point unless the Coast Pilot specifically designates a different radius or boarding area boundary. This dataset does not contain information regarding the hazards and considerations necessary to approach each port.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier Pilot Boarding Areas
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modified 2014-12-01
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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • marine-cadastre
  • marine-spatial-planning
  • national
  • north-america
  • pilot-boarding
  • pilotage
  • ports
  • united-states
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metadata_created 2025-11-21T07:30:44.555435
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T07:30:44.555439
notes Pilot boarding areas are locations at sea where pilots familiar with local waters board incoming vessels to navigate their passage to a destination port. Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register in foreign trade with specific draft characteristics. Pilot boarding areas are represented by a 0.5 nautical mile radius around a coordinate point unless the Coast Pilot specifically designates a different radius or boarding area boundary. This dataset does not contain information regarding the hazards and considerations necessary to approach each port.
num_resources 4
num_tags 13
title Pilot Boarding Areas