Duties involved A pilot preparing to board a vessel by helicopter outside Durban Harbour in South Africa In English law,  Section 742 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894  a pilot is defined as "any person not belonging to a ship who has the conduct thereof . " In other words, someone other than a member of the crew who has control over the speed, direction, and movement of the ship. The Pilotage Act 1987 governs the management of maritime pilots and pilotage in harbors in the United Kingdom.Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 Pilots are required to have maritime experience prior to becoming a pilot . This includes local knowledge of the area. For example, the California Board of Pilot Commissioners requires that pilot trainees must have a master's license, two years  command experience on tugs or deep draft vessels, and pass a written exam and simulator exercise, followed by a period of up to three years training gaining experience with different types of vessel and docking facilities. Following licensing, pilots are required to engage in continuing educational programs. Normally , the pilot joins an incoming ship prior to the ship's entry into the shallow water at the designated "pilot boarding area" via helicopter or pilot boat and climbs a pilot ladder  sometimes up to 40 feet (~12 metres)  to the deck of the largest container and tanker ships. Climbing the pilot ladder can be dangerous, even more so in rough seas considering that both the ship to be piloted and the pilot's own vessel are usually moving  . With outgoing vessels, a pilot boat returns the pilot to land after the ship has successfully negotiated coastal waters. Pilots are required by law in most major sea ports of the world for large ships. Pilots use pilotage techniques that rely on nearby visual reference points and local knowledge of tides, swells, currents, depths and shoals that might not be readily identifiable on nautical charts without first hand experience in the watersin question .Unique Institutions, Indispensable Cogs, and Hoary Figures: Understanding Pilotage Regulation in the United States BY PAUL G. KIRCHNER AND CLAYTON L. DIAMOND Legally, the master has full responsibility for  safe navigation of their vessel, even when a pilot is on board. If they have clear grounds that the pilot may jeopardize the safety of navigation, they can relieve the pilot from their duties and ask for another pilot  or, if not compulsory to have a pilot on board, navigate the vessel without one. In every case, during the time passed aboard for operation, the pilot will remain under the master's authority, and always out of  "ship's command chain ". The pilot remains aboard as an important and indispensable part of the bridge team. Only in transit of the Panama Canal does the pilot have the full responsibility for the navigation of the vessel. However, in some countries, deck officers of vessels who have strong local knowledge and experience of navigating in those ports, such as a ferry or regular trader, may be issued with a pilotage exemption certificate, which relieves them of the need to take a pilot on board. Compensation The Florida Alliance of Maritime Organizations reported that Florida pilots  salaries range from US$100,000 to US$400,000 annually. This was similar to other US states with large ports. Columbia Bar pilots earn about US$180,000 per year. A 2008 review of pilot salary in the United States showed that pay ranged from about US$ 250,000 to over US $500,000 per year. Pilot compensation has been controversial in many ports, including Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, especially regarding pilots who are employed by public agencies instead of acting as independent contractors.History of Loodswezen about organized marine pilots in the Netherlands. Visited 3 April 2013. Compensation varies in other nations. In New Zealand, according to the government career service, pilots earn NZ$ 90,000-120,000.
Duties involved A pilot preparing to board a vessel by helicopter outside Durban Harbour in South Africa In English law, by Section 742 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 , a pilot is defined as "any person not belonging to a ship who has the conduct thereof " — someone other than a member of the crew who has control over the speed, direction, and movement of the ship. The Pilotage Act 1987 governs the management of maritime pilots and pilotage in harbors in the United Kingdom.Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 Pilots are required to have maritime experience prior to becoming a pilot , including local knowledge of the area. For example, the California Board of Pilot Commissioners requires that pilot trainees have a master's license, two years ' command experience on tugs or deep draft vessels, and pass a written exam and simulator exercise, followed by a period of up to three years ' training, gaining experience with different types of vessel and docking facilities. Following licensing, pilots are required to engage in continuing educational programs. Typically , the pilot joins an incoming ship prior to the ship's entry into the shallow water at the designated "pilot boarding area" via helicopter or pilot boat and climbs a pilot ladder , sometimes up to 40 feet (~12 metres) , to the deck of the largest container and tanker ships. both the ship to be piloted and the pilot's own vessel are usually moving , this may be dangerous, especially in rough seas . With outgoing vessels, a pilot boat returns the pilot to land after the ship has successfully negotiated coastal waters. Pilots are required by law in most major sea ports of the world for large ships. Pilots use pilotage techniques that rely on nearby visual reference points and local knowledge of tides, swells, currents, depths and shoals that might not be readily identifiable on nautical charts without first hand experience in certain waters .Unique Institutions, Indispensable Cogs, and Hoary Figures: Understanding Pilotage Regulation in the United States BY PAUL G. KIRCHNER AND CLAYTON L. DIAMOND Legally, the master has full responsibility for the safe navigation of their vessel, even when a pilot is on board. If they have clear grounds that the pilot may jeopardize the safety of navigation, they can relieve the pilot from their duties and ask for another pilot , or, if not required to have a pilot on board, navigate the vessel without one. In every case, during the time passed aboard for operation, the pilot will remain under the master's authority, and always out of the "ship's command chain ." The pilot remains aboard as an important and indispensable part of the bridge team. Only in transit of the Panama Canal does the pilot have full responsibility for the navigation of the vessel. In some countries, deck officers of vessels who have strong local knowledge and experience of navigating in those ports, such as a ferry or regular trader, may be issued with a pilotage exemption certificate, which relieves them of the need to take a pilot on board. Compensation The Florida Alliance of Maritime Organizations reported that Florida pilots ' annual salaries range from US$100,000 to US$400,000 , on par with other US states that have large ports. Columbia Bar pilots earn approximately US$180,000 per year. A 2008 review of pilot salaries in the United States showed that pay ranged from about US$ 250,000 to over US $500,000 per year. Pilot compensation has been controversial in many ports, including Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, especially in regards to pilots who are employed by public agencies instead of acting as independent contractors.History of Loodswezen about organized marine pilots in the Netherlands. Visited 3 April 2013. Compensation varies in other nations. In New Zealand, according to the government career service, pilots earn NZ$ 90,000-120,000.
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