Belfast harbour pilot boat, photo © Ross - Geograph project 2009

When navigating in open waters, large vessels are autonomous.

However, when arriving or leaving a harbour, or during complex or sensitive maneuvres, they request a pilot, an experienced seaman with indepth knowledge of local waterways, to advise the captain.

pilotine is the french word for pilot boat, a fast boat used to carry the pilot onboard those large vessels.

pilotine is an independent IT consulting and expertise company created by Stéphane Gay. Since 2005, we have accompanied a wide variety of projects.

Not to be confused with Pilotine Advisory, a french business consulting company which ... very inadvertently ... adopted a strickingly similar concept ;)