Identification

Title
Pilot Boarding Areas
Abstract

A pilot boarding area is a designated meeting place where a pilot may embark or disembark a vessel. This layer was derived from data supplied by OceanWise, as well as additional areas identified by Welsh Government based on local knowledge and discussions with the ports and shipping sector.

Attribution statement

© British Crown and OceanWise, 2025. All rights reserved. License No. EK001-20120402. Not to be used for Navigation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data source

Oceanwise & Welsh Government

Licence
Varied / Derived

Copyright:

None

Publication date
Type
Spatial data
Category:
Oceans

Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs

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Regions
Global
Approved
Yes
Published
Yes
Featured
No
Group
Marine & Fisheries

Information

Spatial extent
Projection system
EPSG:4326
Extension x0
-5.271108627319336
Extension x1
-3.24994945526123
Extension y0
51.327823638916016
Extension y1
53.45291519165039

Features

Restrictions

OceanWise Data Products Standard Terms and Conditions

Spatial Representation Type
Vector data is used to represent geographic data

Contact

Email
data@gov.wales
Organisation
Welsh Government
Department
Marine & Fisheries

References

Link online
/layers/geonode:oceanwise_wg_pilot_boarding_areas
Metadata page
/layers/geonode:oceanwise_wg_pilot_boarding_areas/metadata_detail

OWS endpoints

WMS
/capabilities/layer/8104/?ows_service=wms