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by Amezarak 821 days ago
It's very typical for pilots to be required for all entrance and egress from harbors, much more than the initial pushaway and turning but for quite a long distance through the channel.
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Pilots or tugs?
Pilots always, for most harbours - they are extremely well versed on local tides and currents and essential for many river mouths and locations with large tidal swings.

Tugs - quite often, but not always - depends on the currents, ship weight, and time of day.