Pilotage

Falmouth Harbour Commissioners provide pilotage services for the Ports of Falmouth, Falmouth Docks, Truro, Penryn and St Mawes as well as the Helford river, the Quarries on the East side of the Lizard Peninsula and the Falmouth, Gerrans and Veryan Bays. The powers to provide a pilotage service are taken from the Pilotage Act 1987 and the Falmouth (Pilotage) Harbour Revision Order 1988. The Falmouth Pilotage Area is defined as the Area below the level of High Water that exists to landward of an imaginary line drawn between Black Head and Dodman Point.

The Harbour Authorities of Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company and the Ports of Truro and Penryn have entered into an agency Agreement with Falmouth Harbour Commissioners to allow them to exercise the functions (save those contained in section 2.1 of the Pilotage Act) on their behalf.

Falmouth Harbour Commissioners have entered into a service contract with Falmouth Pilots Partnership to provide a pilotage service for the entire Pilotage Area. The Pilotage Directions were amended on 1st September 2003 after a full consultation
with port users as required by the Pilotage Act. Pilotage Charges are reviewed annually and new charges published on the 1st January each year.

Pilotage information 2010  (PDF, 317kb)