6. Pilots’ home locations.
Survey Q 8: Where do you reside?
(Options provided: Thursday Island; Cairns; Townsville; Mackay; Gladstone; Brisbane; Sydney; Other)
Note: New South Wales mainly comprises Sydney and Newcastle, the Cairns region includes its surrounds, the Brisbane region includes the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, and the Mackay region includes its surrounds.
7. Pilots’ preferred work arrangement.
Survey Q 12: Which would be your preferred working arrangement with a pilotage provider company?
(Options provided: Employee-Employer; Business partners; Contractor-Agent and manager; Other)
8. Year started pilot training.
Survey Q 23: When did you start training as a trainee coastal pilot?
Note: Periods are based on the year pilots started training. Forty-nine pilots (60 per cent) began training after 2000.
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