Fedje Vessel Traffic Service Centre, commonly abbreviated Fedje VTS, is a vessel traffic service and pilot station situated on the island of Fedje in Fedje, Norway. Its main responsibility is handling traffic headed to the offshore bases and refineries at Sture and Mongstad.Piloting has been provided out of Fedje since time immemorial. This gradually became more organized, and from 1953 a hut was erected on the site of the current station. It was rebuilt in 1977, and then demolished a rebuilt again in 1992, this time opening as Norway's second VTS. Since 1994 the nearby Fedje Heliport, Høgden has been used to fly pilots to ships.HistoryPilots have been employed along the coast of Norway since prehistory. In early times pilots had a competitive regime, where several candidates would race to reach a potential ship to collect the fee. Because of the hard competition, pilots would often fare out in too harsh conditions, frequently meeting an early death. however, the occupation was amongst the best paid in rural areas. Fedje list located along the main sea lane from the north to Bergen and therefore has been an important base for pilots. From 1720 there were introduced piloting exams. During the 19th century there were often several pilots working out of Fedje. The pilots owned their own boats an hired an assistant, often thei rown sons, to operate the boat for them.
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