My great-great grandfather Samuel James Vincent is listed on census records as being a ship pilot in St. Mawes. Could anyone tell me exactly what that job entailed ?
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02-01-2011, 3:50 PM #1judyryallGuest
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Could anyone tell me exactly what that job entailed ?
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02-01-2011, 5:52 PM #3GeoffersGuestOriginally Posted by Peter Goodey
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02-01-2011, 7:49 PM #4NicolinaGuest
sorry Peter but he wouldn't take over the actual controls. What a Pilot does is advise the Captain of where to steer. It is not compulsory to have a Pilot on board, (except in certain places). It is the Captain's choice whether he asks for one or not.
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02-01-2011, 8:35 PM #5MutleyGuest
Nicolina is correct, the pilot only guides, he does not take the conn.
Wikipedia has a fairly good explanation of the occupation.
There is an Association of European Maritime Pilots
www.
empa-pilots.org/
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02-01-2011, 9:06 PM #6NicolinaGuest
unfortunately he doesn't always do a very good job, as was witnessed, on the Humber, 3 times one week.
We actually threw a Pilot off one ship, I sailed on, (not physically) and we made sure he never set foot on board again.
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