State Pilotage System Operations & Statistics

STATE PILOTAGE SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND STATISTICS

State pilot operations in the Port of New York/New Jersey, the Long Island Sound/Block Island Sound, and the Hudson River District in 2022 are summarized in the ship traffic statistics below:

Arrivals and Departures: New York, Long Island Sound/Block Island Sound & Hudson River:

These statistics do not include National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Military Sealift Command and United States Naval vessels; or ocean-going barge traffic and United States flag vessels under enrollment, which do not require a compulsory State pilot.

Port of New York/New Jersey 

Vessel Traffic Increased/Decreased in 2022 as follows:

Number of Pilots

Sandy Hook:  In 2022, there were 63 active Sandy Hook Pilots serving the Port of New York/New Jersey, with one Sandy Hook Pilot also cross-assigned to the Hudson River. 

Hudson River: In 2022, there were five Full Branch Pilots working exclusively on the Hudson River.  In addition, there was one Sandy Hook Pilot licensed for the entire Hudson River and three Sandy Hook Pilots licensed for the lower Hudson River to assist the Hudson River Pilots Association during periods of increased vessel activity or heavy ice conditions. 

Northeast Marine Pilots: In 2022, there were nine Full Branch Pilots licensed to serve the waters of the Long Island Sound/Block Island Sound, providing pilotage from Point Judith, Rhode Island to City Island, New York.  Five Sandy Hook Pilots are also licensed in the Long Island Sound/Block Island Sound as part of the Joint Pilot Rotation System implemented between the States of New York and Connecticut.  

RETIREMENTS

Two pilots retired in 2022 from the New York Sandy Hook Pilots’ Association, KARL J. UHRIG and DREW T. BARRY.  The Board extends its appreciation to these pilots for their dedicated service and wishes them Fair Winds and Following Seas in retirement.

APPRENTICES

There are seven New York and five New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Apprentices under the direction of the Apprentice Training Committee of the United New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Benevolent Association.  Three new apprentice pilots were registered in 2022, Timothy J. McNamara (NY), Robert L. Oldmixon (NJ), and Roy G. Shaw IV (NY).

Apprentice Pilots also serve as masters and/or navigation watch officers on the Pilot Boats NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY, and as motorboat launch operators to and from the pilot station including arriving and departing ships at sea as part of their apprenticeship.

SHIP MOVEMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS

PORT OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY SANDY HOOK PILOTS
NUMBER OF SHIP MOVEMENTS AND TRANSPORTS:

PORT OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY SANDY HOOK PILOTSACTIVITY ANALYSIS:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PILOT ASSIGNMENTS*

*Pilot Assignments include Harbor Operations, Dredging, Simulator Training, Trustee and Committee Meetings.

LONG ISLAND SOUND /BLOCK ISLAND SOUND NEW YORK LICENSED PILOTS
SHIP ASSIGNMENTS:

HUDSON RIVER PILOTS ASSOCIATION SHIP ASSIGNMENTS:

TOTAL STATE PILOTAGE ASSIGNMENTS; ALL PILOTAGE DISTRICTS: