Information about pilotage service providers, including registration and licensing.
This page publishes live register data (provider details, vessels, pilot names and licence numbers) that changes over time. Treat the tables as a managed register rather than editorial copy: providers must notify Ports Victoria within 14 days of any change.
Note about pilot information
Ports Victoria must establish and maintain a register of all pilotage services providers registered under Part 7.1 of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (the Act).
The register includes:
- the name and address of the pilotage services provider; and
- the name and identification number of any vessel to be used in connection with the provision of pilotage services; and
- the date of commencement of the provision of pilotage services by the provider; and
- the name and licence number of each pilot employed or engaged by the provider, or if the provider holds a pilot licence, the number of that licence; and
- details of arrangements by the provider to transport pilots other than by vessel; and
- any other information determined by Ports Victoria to be included in the register.
- The information listed below has been collected and is displayed pursuant to these obligations. In accordance with the relevant legislation, a pilotage services provider must notify Ports Victoria within 14 days after any change to information recorded in the register.
- This register does not advise whether pilots listed are currently available and Ports Victoria recommends that customers confirm with the associated pilotage service providers that the listed pilots are available to operate under the requirements of the relevant legislation before engaging a pilot for piloting services.
Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Ltd
2 Tobin Drive, Queenscliff VIC 3225
ABN 36 006 413 485
Date of registration: 1 July 1999
Date of commencement: 17 June 1839
| Vessel Name | ID Number |
|---|---|
| Victoria III | MB 7159 |
| Ranger III | MSV 11818 |
| Nepean | MSV 12837 |
| Petrel III | 457070 |
| Torquay | 463233 |
Transfer by means other than vessel
Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Ltd does not use any other means to transfer Pilots other than current registered vessels.
| Pilot | Licence Number |
|---|---|
| Captain Altaf Hussain | 3243 |
| Captain Milinda Gammune | 3500 |
| Captain Gerard Veldkamp | 5266 |
| Captain Ian Luke Marthick | V151828 |
| Captain Sadiqul Haque | V152432 |
Port of Portland Pty Ltd
23-25 Kunara Cres, PO Box 292, Portland VIC 3305
ACN 072 507 012
Date of registration: 1 July 1999
Date of commencement: 1 July 1996
| Vessel Name | ID Number |
|---|---|
| Tiger | 445807 |
| Wyuna III | 432869 |
Transfer by means other than vessel
Port of Portland Pty Ltd does not use any other means to transfer Pilots other than current registered vessels.
| Pilot | Licence Number |
|---|---|
| Captain Altaf Hussain | 3243 |
| Captain Milinda Gammune | 3500 |
| Captain Gerard Veldkamp | 5266 |
| Captain Ian Luke Marthick | V151828 |
| Captain Sadiqul Haque | V152432 |
Auriga Pilots Melbourne Pty Ltd
1A / 4 Wharf Street E, Queenscliff VIC 3225
ACN 606 490 591
Date of registration: 23 February 2016
Date of commencement: 22 July 2019
| Vessel Name | ID Number |
|---|---|
| Malu Bau | 427000 |
| Griffiths | 458602 |
| Tempest | 427234 |
| PV Yorke | 430970 |
| PV Trident | 459387 |
Transfer by means other than vessel
Auriga does not use any other means to transfer pilots other than current registered vessels.
| Pilot | Port of Melbourne and Geelong | Port of Melbourne | Port of Geelong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Nicholas Woods | 036208 | ||
| Captain Keith Hagen | 054609 | ||
| Captain Lee Weldon | V053167 | ||
| Captain David Burns | 419 | ||
| Captain Dean Zanoni | 3559 | ||
| Captain Anuj Puri | 075175 | V096198 | |
| Captain Aaron Kavanagh | 096199 | 096549 | |
| Captain Benjamin Davis | 097008 | 097152 | |
| Captain Kevin Maguire | 118605 | 120488 | |
| Captain Andrew Roebuck | V138073 | V140228 | |
| Captain Scott Pitts | V155363 | V155364 |
Poseidon Marine Services Pty Ltd
PO Box 1430, Eagle Farm QLD 4009
ACN 689 951 335
Date of registration: 1 October 2025
Date of commencement: 1 October 2025
Ports: Melbourne, Geelong, Hastings
| Vessel Name | ID Number |
|---|---|
| Malu Bau | 427000 |
| Griffiths | 458602 |
| Tempest | 427234 |
| PV Yorke | 430970 |
| PV Trident | 459387 |
Transfer by means other than vessel
Poseidon does not intend to use any other means other than vessels to transfer pilots.
| Pilot | Port of Melbourne and Geelong | Port of Melbourne | Port of Geelong | Port of Hastings | Port of Portland | Port of Corner Inlet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Gavin Barry | V0003265 | |||||
| Captain Timothy Fitzgerald | V0003484 | V0009721 | V0007366 | |||
| Captain Raymond McAllister | V0001466 | V0005375 | V0007364 | |||
| Captain David Porrett | V0002432 | V135797 | V0005399 | |||
| Captain Craig Murchie | V0002915 | |||||
| Captain Robert Fernon | V0002061 | V0007882 | ||||
| Captain Shareef Cooper | V0002061 | V135937 | V135932 | |||
| Captain Vivek Mathew | V0002061 | V055638 | V156177 | |||
| Captain Danylo Lyzlov | 096200 | 097494 |