Pilots, Ship at My Next Move

Pilots, Ship

Also called: Pilot, Docking Pilot, Ship Pilot, River Pilot

What they do:

Command ships to steer them into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, or sounds, or on rivers, lakes, or bays. 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.

On the job, you would:

Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, or other hazards, using navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
Steer ships into or out of berths or signal tugboat captains to berth or unberth ships.

Transportation

movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Math and Science

geography

Safety and Government

public safety and security
law and government

Business

management

Basic Skills

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving