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re: Screw being an operator, I want to be a river pilot.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:12 pm to VetteGuy
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:12 pm to VetteGuy
Per Crescent Pilots Association you have to have the following to be accepted as an apprentice:
1. College Degree (most accepted applicants come from a maritime college)
2. 18 months experience working on the river earning a 1st Class pilots license and a limited Master License
3. Those without a college degree must work for 6 years to obtain their licenses
Apprentices will perform over 500 ship movements per year before taking the examination
The Board of River Boat Port Pilot Commissioners sends their recommendation to the governor who officially appoints each pilot after they complete training/exams/simulations
1. College Degree (most accepted applicants come from a maritime college)
2. 18 months experience working on the river earning a 1st Class pilots license and a limited Master License
3. Those without a college degree must work for 6 years to obtain their licenses
Apprentices will perform over 500 ship movements per year before taking the examination
The Board of River Boat Port Pilot Commissioners sends their recommendation to the governor who officially appoints each pilot after they complete training/exams/simulations
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 1:13 pm
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:14 pm to Tigeralum2008
The dues they pay are very high, $10-20K per year, if not more.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:17 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Becoming a Bar Pilot takes time and experience. By the time one becomes a State Commissioned Bar Pilot they will have:
Earned an undergraduate degree
Minimum one-year at sea on ocean going vessel
Obtained a USCG first class Pilot license
Served several years in the Bar Pilot apprentice training program
Completed nearly 1,000 trips with a State Commissioned Bar Pilot along the waterways we serve.
This means that before becoming a Louisiana State Commissioned Bar Pilot, an individual must dedicate almost a decade of education and training.
Bar Pilots are widely acknowledged as being among the best trained and qualified in the world because hands on experience during the apprentice training and number of trips logged is second to none.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 2:02 pm to Tigeralum2008
All these listed requirements sound legit, unless you are former State Senator Francis Heitmeir's son. He had none of those qualifications. And as for the Board of River Boat Pilot Commissioners, it is one of THE most politicized State boards in existence, and that is saying a lot. Either you are born into the position or you are politically connected. Which one of these gives you the most reassurance that these pilots are the most qualified? And as for hours actually worked? For their salaries? It is a joke.
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