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re: Screw being an operator, I want to be a river pilot.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 12:55 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 10/5/15 at 12:55 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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It really can't be that hard.
you have no idea. Do you even have a clue how hard it is to even become a bar pilot? Put aside the nepotism, but the training and education you have to go through takes at least 10 years before you can even get your licence.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:00 pm to tgrbaitn08
having been on the MR when fishing out of Venice, I can't imagine its too easy in fog or when the River is up and hauling arse during the spring. I realize modern electronics and navigation aids help out, but I'm reasonably sure its a bit taxing to be a pilot. It aint like driving your party barge around Lake Maureapas.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 2:03 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:Don't the people undergoing training get paid as apprentices, or as crew members under Coast Guard regulations? According to this, it takes as little as 12 months, and at most 36 months, of experience to qualify for the pilot's exam. That is not anywhere near the 10 years you mention. I can understand if it takes 10 years to get a pilot's position because the pilots associations do not have openings for additional pilots, but getting a license does not take that long.
you have no idea. Do you even have a clue how hard it is to even become a bar pilot? Put aside the nepotism, but the training and education you have to go through takes at least 10 years before you can even get your licence.
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