Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Ships do do this, they have harbor pilots that join the crew for docking the ship. They make the big bucks too, $400K is the average salary.
Single pilot is a threat to augmented crews, where widebody staffing would be reduced.
That’s like saying “only one guy is doing anything when it’s his leg...”
We all know how this stuff works. Cruise and cargo ships always have multiple people involved in sailing them. One guy might be at the controls, but that doesn’t mean he’s the only guy doing anything.
The bridge of any of those large ships is never left up to just one person.