The content of this website is for informational purposes only.  When navigating a vessel upon the Houston Ship Channel, Houston Pilots recommend the operator rely on the advice of the individually licensed pilot on board the vessel.  Houston Pilots do not guarantee the accuracy of the information in this website. Information received from third parties such as weather, tides, current, channel depth, dock characteristics, harbor tug characteristics, line handling, etc., should be verified by consulting the appropriate entity such as the Port of Houston Authority, individual private dock owners, the US Coast Guard, NOAA, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and tug operators such as Bay-Houston Towing and Suderman & Young.