Pilots Brotherhoods

Purpose & tasks

The self-administration of a brotherhood is particularly obliged to:

• Fulfill tasks assigned by law and regulations
• Supervise compliance with duties of maritime pilotage and determine further professional duties in its statutes within the limits of rule 22 to 26 GMPA
• Preservation and hosting of the interests of the assigned pilot districts
• Education and training of maritime pilots and apprentice maritime pilots
• Organizing enhanced education of maritime pilots
• Define the rules of duty in a regulation (Börtordnung, to be approved by the supervising authority)
• Define rules for self-administrative services
• Mediate disputes between its members upon request
• Provide and supervise compensation plans for maritime pilots and their dependants in case of retirement, job disability and death
• Collect pilot fees for its member pilots
• Define rules for distribution and distribution of pilot fees
• Transfer support for maritime pilot apprentices
• Determine the brotherhoods residence and constitution (to be approved by the supervising authority)

Budget

The expenses for the self-administration of the brotherhood are to be paid by the pilots. The financial means are to be deducted prior to the distribution of the pilot fees to the member pilots.