The past of piloting
| 1220 | Illustration of a vessel under the "Fluegler" (Flag) of the Teutonic Order with a "Letsaghe" (Pilot) in the bay of Pomerania |
| 1325 | First reference of pilots in Luebeck |
| 1639 | Decree of the "Hamburgischen Mandats wegen der zunehmenden Piloten" (Hamburg mandate due to the increasing number of pilots), that made it mandatory to take a pilot on the river Elbe |
| 1656 | "Hamburger Pilotageordnung", oldest German pilot order, first decree of a governmental concession for becoming a pilot |
| 1708 | First regulation for the "Herrenlotsen" (Master pilots) in Luebeck |
| 1720 | First mention of the pilots on the Weser river |
| 1761 |
First pilotage order for the pilots in Luebeck, Implementation of a pilot exam and pilot dues on the Weser river |
| 1785 |
First mention of Buelk pilots in course of the building of the Eider Canal, With the opening of the Eider Canal, the 'Eider Canal Pilots' Association' was founded |
| 1825 | Competition between the Oldenburg and the Hannover pilots after changing the main traffic path on the mouth of Weser river |
| 1876 | Transition of the self-employed Trave river pilots into governmental pilots of the city of Luebeck |
| 1895 | Foundation of the Departement Holtenau of the imperial pilots (opening of the Imperator-Wilhelm-Canal [Kiel Canal]) |
| 1919 |
Foundation of the German Pilot Alliance The "Reichsverkehrsministerium" (Imperial Ministry of Transportation) takes supervision over the pilotage system |
| 1923 | First general pilot strike |
| 1937 | Foundation of the "Reichsverkehrsgruppe" (Imperial Task Force) 'Shipping' with the special subject "Pilots" |
| 1946 | Light vessel "KIEL" deployed as pilot station |
| 1954 |
Implementation of todays German Maritime Pilot Act, Foundation of the Federal Chamber of Pilots (FCP) as head organistion of all pilot brotherhoods |
| 1984 - 2010 | 8 amentments of the German Maritime Pilot Act |
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