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Crescent Pilot's helping the Coast Guard
Posted on 1/27/19 at 11:58 am
Posted on 1/27/19 at 11:58 am
Thanks for the support 
This post was edited on 1/27/19 at 12:14 pm
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Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:09 pm to namvet6566
Lay off grandpa’s cough syrup old man
Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:09 pm to namvet6566
quote:Which Crescent Pilot?
Cresent Pilot's helping the Coast Guard
This post was edited on 1/27/19 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:12 pm to oVo
Too good for the soul.....If you sum bitch calls me grandpa again I will kill you......what movie was this line from???
Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:13 pm to soccerfüt
oops
Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:17 pm to namvet6566
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A charitable foundation established by pilots who guide ships on the lower Mississippi River is providing financial help to Coast Guard members serving without pay during the partial federal government shutdown.
A release from the Crescent River Pilots Foundation says pilots will meet with members of the Coast Guard Spouses' Club of Greater New Orleans on Friday. Pilots will then begin distributing more than 450 gift cards, each valued at $100.
Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:26 pm to namvet6566
It’s the least they can do with all the extra money they have by holding the Mississippi River hostage without their services. Thank you lobbyists and corrupt gov’t officials!
Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:51 pm to TDFreak
I would be surprised if they can accept a gift from someone they regulate.
Posted on 1/27/19 at 12:56 pm to TDFreak
TD so.....you think you could maneuver a 850 Ft ship with currents and turns in the River ??? Do not be an a-hole.
Posted on 1/27/19 at 1:01 pm to namvet6566
Pilots don’t maneuver the ships, they are they to guide the captain. I’m not taking anything away from the pilots capabilities either,
Posted on 1/27/19 at 1:17 pm to namvet6566
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TD so.....you think you could maneuver a 850 Ft ship with currents and turns in the River ??? Do not be an a-hole.
I 100% without a shadow of a doubt think that with the exact same training and "opportunity" everyone of those current pilots received I could perform any and all tasks that family performs. Just give me the chance...
Posted on 1/27/19 at 1:33 pm to Captain Crackysack
I am good friends with a Mississippi River bar pilot and he never steers the ship.
Posted on 1/27/19 at 1:34 pm to namvet6566
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TD so.....you think you could maneuver a 850 Ft ship with currents and turns in the River ??? Do not be an a-hole.
I could maneuver that ship with my dick old man.
Posted on 1/27/19 at 1:39 pm to Brazos
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gives orders to the ship's engine, rudder, lines, and ground tackle.
They aren't standing at the helm, but they give direct orders to the helmsman. That's what having the "conn" means.
Posted on 1/27/19 at 1:42 pm to Brazos
Not physically like his hands are on the wheel but he gives the commands to the helmsman.
If that's what you mean
If that's what you mean
Posted on 1/27/19 at 2:06 pm to Brazos
He is however giving helm commands which is steering the course of the ship. Just bc he isn’t standing at the helm doesn’t mean he doesn’t have control of the ship.
This post was edited on 1/27/19 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 1/27/19 at 3:05 pm to namvet6566
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TD so.....you think you could maneuver a 850 Ft ship with currents and turns in the River ???
Absolutely. Most of those pilots' most important qualification to make the cut was that they were the lucky sperm and they manage to do it just fine. The training and knowledge of the river is secondary to being the golden sperm.
I'd wager that someone hungrier and more talented than the Lower Mississippi River Lucky Sperm Society could do the job way better for only $200k (the average member of the LMRLSS makes around $600k a year) if only they weren't shut out of the job by the corruption of the LMRLSS.
This post was edited on 1/27/19 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 1/27/19 at 3:12 pm to AFistfulof$
I understand that but there is a big difference in knowing the river and actually maneuvering the ship. If the captain of the ship happened to drop dead the pilot couldn’t necessarily take over steering and maneuvering just because he knows the river. That’s all I’m trying to say.
Posted on 1/27/19 at 3:32 pm to Brazos
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I understand that but there is a big difference in knowing the river and actually maneuvering the ship. If the captain of the ship happened to drop dead the pilot couldn’t necessarily take over steering and maneuvering just because he knows the river. That’s all I’m trying to say.
I believe that you think what you’re saying is correct but it just isn’t. First, the captain of the ship isn’t even at the helm. (He’s usually not even on the bridge after the pilot/master exchange). It’s the helmsman/steersman physically holding the “wheel”. The pilot is fully in control of the navigation through helm commands and is also giving proper engine commands. He is 100% in control of every aspect of the navigation of the ship. They will have crew/officers on the bridge but they are following the command of the pilot. Technically the captain can override the command of the pilot if he feels the command is not safe but he better be able to prove it if something messes up. I’m not defending the application process which in recent Yrs has become more and more difficult but still requires you have an “in” yes.
This post was edited on 1/27/19 at 3:39 pm
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