The Pilot-Guard platform is developed and operated by the maritime IT company TRENZ (trenz.de), based in Germany. The company has specialized in the needs of sea and harbour pilots for over 10 years, developing software and electronics for the pilot industry worldwide. For instance, all 900 German sea and harbour pilots rely on TRENZ's expertise and manage their services through the Pilot Information Assistant (PIA), which has been developed and operated by TRENZ for years on behalf of the German Maritime Pilots' Association.

Pilot-Guard is designed to be inclusive and accessible to all pilot organizations and individual pilots, offering them the opportunity to become members. Commercial companies (such as ship owners and agents) will not have access to Pilot-Guard.

In our current initial phase, you can receive a list of current and potential members upon request.

As we embark on our journey of rolling out the platform internationally this year, we're excited to introduce Pilot-Guard to as many pilot organizations as possible. During this expansion period, users of Pilot-Guard will not incur any ongoing costs. Instead, there will be a small one-time onboarding fee. For more detailed information, please reach out to us at info@pilot-guard.org.

Simply get in touch with us. It's best to email us first under info@pilot-guard.org and arrange an appointment for a video call.

The answer is a clear no. Pilot-Guard is and will remain an independent platform. We do not offer opportunities for companies to place advertisements on our site. Our commitment is to maintain the integrity and impartiality of Pilot-Guard, ensuring it serves solely the interests of our members and the wider pilot community without external commercial influence.

It is crucial to establish a standard for exchanging international information on NC-PTA, enabling seamless data exchange across systems globally. Pilot-Guard already adheres to the standards of over 1,700 pilots in major European ports including Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven, and is accessible for connections worldwide. We are open to collaboration with the rest of the world.

Pilot-Guard can be accessed without the need to install any software, via a web browser as well as through the PG smartphone app (iPhone / Android).

Yes, Pilot-Guard optionally provides an interface (API) for the integration of external software systems.

Only registered members of Pilot-Guard can view the information stored in the shared database. An access control system regulates the data access within Pilot-Guard. Each member individually decides and configures which other members they share their data with.

All personal data (related to the member and their accounts) are immediately deleted. All information and reports contributed by the member are fully anonymized and retained as historical data for statistical purposes.