This video will make you want to become a Houston Harbor Pilot

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- narrated by Mike Rowe.

the you can read this article about the thousands of hours of simulator time still underway in order to determine how to safely navigate the 366-meter and even the new 400-meter container ships into the ship channel, if its even possible at all.

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The Houston Pilots permit ships that are up to 1,100 feet long and 143 feet wide in certain sections of the channel. Bigger ships will be permitted as various channel improvements are made and the pilots gain more experience with these vessels, Shearon said.

Both the pilots and Port Houston are working to accommodate the largest ships that can go through the Panama Canal. Port Houston has spent hundreds of millions of dollars since the early 2000s in preparation.

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I noticed we had a few plant operator threads today, so I figured we should take a further look into the OT's other favorite profession. But this time we are going to focus on a port other than the infamous Mississippi River Pilots.

if you'd like to pursue a career as a Houston Harbor Pilot, here is the application procedure including the list of minimum requirements
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