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re: Change My Mind: Anyone with ANY sense and an above average IQ can be a River Pilot...
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:37 am to ZIGG
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:37 am to ZIGG
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Change My Mind: Anyone with ANY sense and an above average IQ can be a River Pilot...
You are wrong. You have to be born into it. Regardless of sense or IQ.
What do I win?
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Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:41 am to ZIGG
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Anyone with ANY sense and an above average IQ can be a River Pilot...
I'm with the OP. You have to be born into this shite from what I understand
If you know the difference between North/South East/West you've met all the requirements
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:53 am to llfshoals
You're telling me 1% of people are capable of being trained to prevent a ship from running aground? And they all happen to be related?
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:54 am to ZIGG
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Change My Mind: Anyone with ANY sense and an above average IQ can be a River Pilot...
What’s the largest boat YOU have ever driven ?
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:57 am to ZIGG
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This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:57 am to ZIGG
“You might get on a ship at 3am and not get off until the sun rises”
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:21 am to ZIGG
It ain't that hard. Hell if the boat wrecks they not even responsible. All a pilot does is give guidance. Captain still drives the boat, pilot doesn't touch the controls.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:27 am to ZIGG
I would think so. An old boss let me drive his yacht once and it was nothing to it
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:36 am to Upperdecker
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Don’t need an above average IQ
I've had conversations with 2 River Pilots over the years and let's just say neither one of them would qualify for membership in "The Mensa Society".
Like everybody knows, it's not what, but who you know when it comes to getting that job. Nepotism in its truest sense.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:36 am to Bullfrog
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Wonder how long it would take to get to Natchez Under the Hill from BR at 40 mph on the river?
Google Earth's path tool says that it's approximately 130.87 miles from the Horace P. Wilkinson III bridge to Under the Hill in Natchez, roughly following the main channel of the Mississippi River. So, at 40 mph it would take 3.2718 hours (math provided by Alexa) to make the trip. This, of course, is a lower estimate assuming the river does not flow. Assuming the river flows at 5 mph, the total time increases to 3.7391 hours. I think.
Yes, it is a slow Saturday morning. Why do you ask?
This post was edited on 8/1/20 at 11:01 am
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:37 am to ZIGG
The job is challenging. It’s fairly risky. Climbing from a pilot boat to a blue water vessel can be risky.
Imo, the job is necessary.
Are they overpaid? Hell yes. They could get equal or even better skilled pilots at a quarter of the pay.
Imo, the job is necessary.
Are they overpaid? Hell yes. They could get equal or even better skilled pilots at a quarter of the pay.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:38 am to ZIGG
I know a 15 year old kid that can run a boat so all is trust him no problem.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:45 am to JasonL79
quote:Oilfield trash making oilfield cash.
They make a big deal about the oil and gas industry also due to the money they make.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:07 am to Prominentwon
The Louisiana life isn't very dynamic my man
This post was edited on 8/1/20 at 9:22 am
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:09 am to ZIGG
I wouldn’t want to work a 28 day on schedule. I would hate being away from my family like that
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:15 am to llfshoals
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It is as hard as they claim. Pretty much guaranteed 99% of the people who think it’s easy would put the ship aground after a flood.
I dont have an opinion one way or another, but of course Id frick things up with no training.
However, lets not act like these guys are the cream of the crop when it comes to intellect. Its a job.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:18 am to ZIGG
It’s a lot more difficult than you think. I worked on a boat on the river for a few years when I was younger. The river current, amount of traffic, weight of the ship, etc., makes things a lot more difficult than driving your 18ft Ranger. Also, at night, you’re using instruments to navigate. Not physically demanding at all...which I think is why most people here hate on these guys.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:21 am to ZIGG
Not sure how easy it may be these days, but this is my great-grandfather piloting a paddlewheeler on the Mississippi around 1886. There weren't any gps systems and the charts were generally out of date since every time the river would rise a new hazard would present itself. Pilots back then had to be particularly familiar with the river they were navigating.
His license covered the Mississippi River and its major tributaries from Lee County, Iowa to New Orleans. (He had his license suspended for three years for running past Pittsburgh on the Ohio River and onto the Allegheny River which was not included as a tributary of the Mississippi.)
His license covered the Mississippi River and its major tributaries from Lee County, Iowa to New Orleans. (He had his license suspended for three years for running past Pittsburgh on the Ohio River and onto the Allegheny River which was not included as a tributary of the Mississippi.)
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:22 am to ZIGG
I’d take a look at her pussy willows
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:23 am to llfshoals
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It is as hard as they claim. Pretty much guaranteed 99% of the people who think it’s easy would put the ship aground after a flood.
It's so hard that it's hereditary apparently.
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