> [Pilots] have training on some specific dangerous/technical passages/ports and are taken to a ship, pilot the ship through the passage or into a berth, then l

> [Pilots] have training on some specific dangerous/technical passages/ports and are taken to a ship, pilot the ship through the passage or into a berth, then leave and go on their way? My understanding is that Pilots never steer the vessel itself, rather they act as navigational experts that can be consulted in real time by the staff on the bridge.