General Directorates
The authority to send the application to depends on the desired pilot district/brotherhood:
The General Directorate for Waterways and Shipping Outpost Northwest in Aurich is responsible for the following districts:
| PILOT DISTRICT | BROTHERHOOD (Residence) |
| Ems | Emden (Emden) |
| Weser I | Weser I (Bremen) |
| Weser II/ Jade | Weser II/ Jade (Bremerhaven) |
The General Directorate for Waterways and Shipping Outpost North in Kiel is responsible for the following districts:
| PILOT DISTRICT | BROTHERHOOD (Residence) |
| Elbe | Elbe (Hamburg) |
| Nord-Ostsee-Kanal I | Nord-Ostsee-Kanal I (Brunsbüttel) |
| Nord-Ostsee-Kanal II/ Kieler Förde/ Trave/ Flensburger Förde | Nord-Ostsee-Kanal II/ Kiel/ Lübeck/ Flensburg (Kiel) |
| Wismar/ Rostock/ Stralsund | Wismar/ Rostock/ Stralsund (Warnemünde) |
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