Pilot Boat Wake - Height & Angle

Wake-height estimate of a pilot boat at boarding speed - used to select safe boarding sea state.

PilotWakeBoat

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

H_{wake} \approx 0.24 \cdot F_n \cdot L

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$F_n$	Pilot-boat Froude
$L$	LOA	m

Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1428

Wake-height estimate of a pilot boat at boarding speed - used to select safe boarding sea state.