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

Other names for Pilots, Ship: Bar Pilot, Barge Pilot, Boat Pilot, Canal Driver, Captain, Docking Master, Docking Pilot, Ferry Pilot, Ferryboat Pilot, Harbor Boat Pilot, Harbor Pilot, Line Haul Towboat Pilot, Marine Pilot, Master Pilot, Mate, Motorboat Captain, Pilot, Relief Captain, Relief Docking Master, River Boat Captain, River Pilot, School Boat Driver, Ship Harbor Pilot, Ship Pilot, Speedboat Driver, State Pilot, Steamboat Pilot, Towboat Captain, Towboat Pilot, Towing Vessel Master, Tugboat Captain, Tugboat Pilot,

• Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
• Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
• Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, and docking and undocking.
• Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
• Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, and models.
• Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
• Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
• Relieve crew members on tugs and launches.
• Maintain and repair boats and equipment.
• Make nautical maps.
• Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, and other hazards, utilizing navigational aids such as lighthouses and buoys.
• Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
• Steer ships into and out of berths, or signal tugboat captains to berth and unberth ships.
• Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
• Consult maps, charts, weather reports, and navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
• Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
• Maintain ship logs.
• Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port and when at a berth.

• Cargo or container ships
• Tankers
• Cargo or container ships
• Cruise ships
• Desktop computers
• Vehicular global positioning systems
• Vehicle navigation systems
• Depth gauges
• Vehicle navigation systems
• Passenger or automobile ferries
• Vehicle navigation systems
• Vehicular global positioning systems
• Insulated or flotation suits
• Vehicle navigation systems
• Notebook computers
• Life vests or preservers
• Manlift or personnel lift
• Direction finding compasses
• Tankers
• Personal computers
• Ladders
• Cinch rescue loops
• Safety harnesses or belts
• Marine craft communications systems
• Radarbased surveillance systems
• Binoculars
• Insulated clothing for cold environments
• Tug boats
• Two way radios
• Marine craft communications systems
• Vehicle navigation systems
• Anemometers

Data base user interface and query software

Route navigation software