. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Pilot boats carry harbor pilots to visiting ships. • Tugboat crews work closely with the harbor pilots. • Many commercial boats come into the Port of Morehead City. • BillBaily must jump from the pilot boat in order to climb the ladder to the bridge of a Navy ship. uncle, Buddy Midgett, reduced his hours to part-time. "Our income was cut," says Midgett. "So I thought it best to step ; Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, security precautions at ports have
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Pilot boats carry harbor pilots to visiting ships. • Tugboat crews work closely with the harbor pilots. • Many commercial boats come into the Port of Morehead City. • BillBaily must jump from the pilot boat in order to climb the ladder to the bridge of a Navy ship. uncle, Buddy Midgett, reduced his hours to part-time. "Our income was cut," says Midgett. "So I thought it best to step ; Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, security precautions at ports have increased. Also, pilots — widely recognized as the "eyes and ears of a port"— have added responsibility. Often the only citizen on a foreign ship, pilots are in a unique position to watch for threatening situations. "After 9-11, pilots had to start carrying cards," says Baily. "Sometimes, we have to wait for ships to be boarded by the Coast Guard. We also are more aware of what the crews are doing and the possibility of terrorist ; PILOT TRAINING In North Carolina, as well as other coastal states, state-licensed pilots are highly trained. Most have either extensive deep-sea or tugboat experience. Others go through an extensive apprenticeship program. Midgett, a member of the Morehead City Pilots Association, started out at age 19 as a deck hand aboard a tugboat involved in shiphandling in Norfolk. "I just like being on the water," he says while looking at a tugboat picture in his Morehead City home. "It is like throwing Brer Rabbit in a briar patch. As a kid, I had a skiff or boat. I grew up on the water. We are just big boys with bigger ; While working on the tugboat, Midgett got pilot's and master's licenses and then moved up to a docking pilot. Later, he moved to Charleston to work as a docking pilot for a private towing company. In 1967, Midgett accepted a job with the Piner family, who had g
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