Board Appointments
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority is pleased to announce three new federal appointments and three re-appointments of its Board of Directors.
We’re Moving!
Our New Address as of June 1, 2017:
TD Centre, Suite 1801
1791 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3K9
Invitation to Attend our Ninth Annual Public Meeting
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority invites you to attend our Ninth Annual Public Meeting
Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Place: Belleisle Rooms 1 & 2 (Main Floor)
Hilton Hotel
One Market Square
Saint John, NB
Invitation to Attend our Eighth Annual Public Meeting
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority invites you to attend our Eighth Annual Public Meeting
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Place: Kavanagh Room (Second Floor)
Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion
74 Esplanade
Sydney, NS
New Chief Executive Officer
On July 6th 2015, the Board of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority selected its Chief Operating Officer, Captain Sean Griffiths, to be the next Chief Executive Officer. Captain Griffiths will be replacing Captain Anthony McGuinness, who is retiring after 19 years as CEO.
Invitation to Attend our Seventh Annual Public Meeting
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority invites you to attend our Seventh Annual Public Meeting
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Place: Tradewinds Room (Lobby Level)
Westin Hotel Nova Scotian
1181 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS
New Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board
On February 5, 2015, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, appointed Ms. Lauria Anne Galbraith of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and Ms. Patricia Janet Mella of Stratford, Prince Edward Island to the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority for three and four-year terms respectively.
Invitation for Offers – Placentia Bay, NL – Pilot Boat Manning Contract
Sealed offers for the provision of pilot boat manning, maintenance, and operation for the Placentia Bay pilotage district will be received by the Atlantic Pilotage Authority (APA) up to 2:00 p.m. local time November 7, 2014.
Invitation to Attend our Sixth Annual Public Meeting
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority invites you to attend our Sixth Annual Public Meeting
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Time: 11:15am – 1:00pm
Place: Brownsdale Room (Lower Lobby)
Delta St. John’s Hotel
120 New Gower Street
St. John’s, NL
SmartATLANTIC Consortium deploys its first inshore weather buoy to support Halifax port operations and scientific research
Data transmitted by buoy to improve safety and efficiency of port operations and prediction of extreme ocean events.
HALIFAX, NS – The first SmartATLANTIC Inshore Weather Buoy was successfully deployed on November 7, 2013 in Herring Cove by the Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Sir William Alexander. This technologically savvy “smart” buoy is bright yellow, three metres in diameter and weighs in excess of 1.5 metric tonnes.
Pilotage & Other Charges
The Pilotage Act requires that pilotage tariffs be fixed at a level that permits the Authority to operate on a self-sustaining financial basis, and that the tariffs set be fair and reasonable. The goal is to have each area become financially self-sufficient to eliminate cross-subsidization among ports.
Ordering a Pilot
To order a pilot, please contact the Atlantic Pilotage Authority Dispatch Centre at 1-877-272-3477 or e-mail dispatch@atlanticpilotage.com.