Welcome to EMPA pilots
EMPA is a professional, non-profit organization, created in Antwerp in 1963 by pilots of what was then called the European Community.
Nowadays EMPA represents about 4.500 maritime pilots from 18 European Union member countries, and 6 neighbouring countries: Georgia, Montenegro, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Regrouping member countries' associations of maritime pilots from the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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Portuguese Junior Pilot Joao shares his falling from pilot ladder accident during training period.
"When I first grabbed the side ropes of the ladder, I felt the pilot boat disappearing from under me ……. I fell abruptly those 2 to 3 meters into the water."
Upcoming events
57th EMPA General Meeting Rome
This year, the 57th General Meeting of EMPA will be organized by Fedepiloti. The location of this event takes place in the beautiful city of Rome.
Official Video 57th EMPA General Meeting Rome
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