Photo Of The Day: 05/04/2011 "practical"

The pilot is one of the oldest professions and in turn unknown how many are all linked to the sea. The practical specialize in the conduct of vessels in dangerous waters or heavy traffic. Therefore, one of its main tasks is to assist the captains in maneuvering in and out of port. Among the first data on these professionals, we find references dated in 1700 BC in the Code of Hammurabi of ancient Babylon. Later Rodia laws back in the third century, quotes appear in relation to the rights of pilotage. In 1282, the "Book of the Sea Consolat" of Barcelona, ​​Chapter 249, quote: "When a pattern or chartered freight is set to go to a certain part and no security neither he nor any of the ones on the ship, at that destination, you have to rent pilot knows, and this says and tells the employer who knows certainly the place where he wants to go. " Today, accreditation is quite difficult to obtain. In most countries must first have the title of captain and commanding experience in large-tonnage vessels.

They must demonstrate specific knowledge of the coastal zone in which you want to play the role. After several tests need to be overcome, which convenes the Directorate General of Merchant Marine. Once you reach this point, we perform a series of accompanying a practical exercise and perform a final test. Obviously there must be a vacancy in the area that we hope to cover. If we get here ... that we aspire to an average annual salary of 60,000 Euros.

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Text: Iza Otamendi Onintza

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