Maritime Resources

For more information, please visit the links below.

• The official site of the San Francisco Bar Pilots
• A description of the work of a Bar Pilot
• San Francisco Bar Pilots Master Pilot Exchange Card (pdf)
• Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Area: A San Francisco maritime institution, and the nation’s oldest maritime service organization. Includes info on the Harbor Safety Committee

• Manalytics Study (fatigue mitigation and prevention) (pdf)

• San Francisco Bay PORTS: A system of sensors giving pilots the actual current and depth of water in real time. 
• San Francisco Weather Resources: Various Bay Area weather resources from San Jose State University.
• U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service: The VTS maintains a 24 hr. a day radar watch over San Francisco Bay.