It's a long process, sir. Before you can come in as a pilot, you have to have the knowledge and expertise on the coast, and that's usually about 10 years, as a tug or ship's captain on the west coast of Canada. You then go through the whole exam process. If you pass all the exam processes and get through the oral section, you go through a minimum of nine and a half months of training as an apprentice, up to a maximum of two years. That gets you your first class II licence, and you are limited in size for vessels. Then there's a seven-year process before you are able to do the biggest cruise ships and the largest tankers.
Overall, what we refer to as a senior pilot is an unrestricted pilot. They no longer have a size limitation or a class limitation on their licence.