| Job Title |
Pilot, Ship |
| Job Description |
Commands Ships To Steer Them Into And Out Of Harbors,
Estuaries, Straits, And Sounds, And On Rivers, Lakes, And Bays:
Directs Course And Speed Of Ship On Basis Of Specialized
Knowledge Of Local Winds, Weather, Tides, And Current. Orders
Worker At Helm To Steer Ship, And Navigates Ship To Avoid Reefs,
Outlying Shoals, And Other Hazards To Shipping, Utilizing Aids
To Navigation, Such As Lighthouses And Buoys. Signals Tugboat
Captain (water Trans.) To Berth And Unberth Ship. Must Be
Licensed By U.s. Coast Guard With Limitations Indicating Class
And Tonnage Of Vessels For Which License Is Valid And Route And
Waters That May Be Piloted. May Be Designated According To
Vessel Commanded As Pilot, Steam Yacht (water Trans.); Pilot,
Tank Vessel (water Trans.).
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