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MARITIME PILOTS
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in the
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AN ULTRA LARGE CONTAINER VESSEL APPROACHES THE PILOTAGE STATION. THE PILOT IS ON HIS WAY, THE CAPTAIN IS TOLD. BUT NO MATTER HOW INTENSIVELY HE SCANS THE HORIZON, THE PILOT VESSEL IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN. SUDDENLY THERE IS NOISE ON THE STARBOARD SIDE. CREW MEMBERS ARE DUMBFOUNDED. THE PILOT DROPS OUT OF THE SKY. WITH HIS GRAVITY FLIGHT SUIT, HE SMOOTHLY LANDS ON THE DECK. “HI, I’M YOUR PILOT TODAY.”