Pilots

[Guest]

American Pilots are paid an annual salary set by the US coast guard. Senior pilots earn way north of 300,000$ a yr

[Guest]

That is not correct, they are required on the entire voyage.

[Guest]

They need to have a pilot aboard when underway in the entire Great Lakes/Seaway system. Every salty you see anywhere has one onboard unless it is moored or at anchor.

I thought it was only in rivers?

[mrclyde]

Do the river pilots get paid hourly [when they're working as to not working] or for the entire time on the ship? TIA

[Guest]

They need to have a pilot aboard when underway in the entire Great Lakes/Seaway system. Every salty you see anywhere has one onboard unless it is moored or at anchor.

[Guest]

Do foreign vessels need pilots in lakes or just in rivers?