https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/pilots-seek-nearly-30-percent-wage-increase-due-mississippi-challenges I’m generally supportive of U.S. pilots and their highly compensated jobs because it’s a “brass ring” job in this industry, but this is outlandishly greedy. 28% raise in rates so the me…

one of the regulars here i think recommended a book written by a pilot … down in san fran or somewhere near there. a good enjoyable and educational book, i’m keeping it in my library. yup, they have to do a lot to stay current and have a heck of a responsibility all right but so does a CE !! I …

No, have never heard that one. That’s a doozy.

The problem with this ridiculous pay increase request, in addition to increasing number of Crescent Pilots from 122 to 150, is that ship traffic into the Miss River was down 8% from 2018 to 2019 and is down another 6% from 2019 to 2020YTD. So they are moving less ships, so need more pilots and more …

jdcavo; you’re right, that’s the book. I read a lot. For recommendations i have a regular ‘library’, but i think I’ve only read two books written by people who were/are actually pilots. they are very rare … this is why i mention it. Perhaps reading more British Authors will make such books …

[image] TTman: Hopefully, industry/public opinion will shame them into taking less of a pay increase and reducing the increase in number of pilots. Yeah, because the big scandal we should focus on right now is working mariners making too much money.

Want to make clear, have no animosity towards pilots or their pay. As a young and older pup, most,not all shared their knowledge. Was particularly fond of the young sailors from WW2 that became pilots. Most are gone now, but what a great experience to learn from them and gobsmacked by the stories th…

What do the Bar pilots make? Same as Crescent? Crescent pilots need two basic headings, and a turn into NOLA, but I am sure the stress on a 26 year old pilot must be unbearable.

Bar Pilots make about the same annual money as the Crescent Pilots do now, with no rate increase requests on the horizon. And while their route is much shorter, they only have 45 Bar Pilots.

[image] TTman: And being strictly an advisor, when they hit a dock, run aground or cause a collision, they just walk off the bridge and head home. Its the Masters fault, No liability or responsibility and the USCG is basically powerless (and scared to death to take on a Pilot) to do anything abo…

The master, in the end, is most always held accountable. The shackles can be heavy, no matter what the cause.

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