Interdiction Pilot
Crews and commands the League's fast interdiction hulls and submersibles during Disrupt- and Direct-Action-tier operations.
Role Summary
The Interdiction Pilot is the hand that closes the distance between a poaching fleet and accountability — and the judgment that decides when not to. Operating from the FPV Sea Wolf and the crewed submersible DSV Nerites, the pilot runs approach, station-keeping, and extraction profiles in the worst water the ocean offers, under electronic silence and against crews who do not want to be found. The role is accountable for the safety of its own crew above any objective, for flawless adherence to the logged escalation tier, and for putting boarding and net-recovery teams exactly where they need to be and getting them out before any flagged authority arrives. Every Interdiction Pilot is a named participant in the rules-of-engagement discipline that separates the League from the fleets it hunts.
Key Responsibilities
- Pilot interdiction vessels and crewed submersibles during shadowing, boarding-support, and net-cutting operations strictly within the logged escalation tier (Disrupt / Direct Action only on Admiralty sanction).
- Execute approach, station-keeping, and extraction profiles under low-light, heavy-sea, and electronic-silence conditions, prioritising release of live bycatch over speed of recovery.
- Maintain readiness of assigned hull, propulsion, and ballast systems jointly with the Engineering watch; declare the hull mission-capable before any sortie.
- Log every manoeuvre to NEREID for evidentiary reconstruction and after-action review, contributing to the Field Operation Report.
- Hold the rules of engagement absolutely: strike gear, nets, and propulsion only — never crews who can be spared, never the waters under defence.
- Refuse or pause any escalation that endangers innocent crews or compromises the League's deniability, and report the decision up the chain.
Required Qualifications
- 1,500+ hours crewed small-craft or submersible time, blue-water and littoral.
- Certified on dynamic positioning and silent-running propulsion.
- Demonstrated discipline under the Intervention Doctrine tier ladder.
- Clean comms hygiene and the temperament to hold fire under provocation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior naval, coast-guard, or commercial salvage command experience.
- Submersible pilot rating to 1,000 m and ROV co-operation experience.
- Heavy-weather seamanship across more than one ocean basin.
- Working familiarity with AIS-gap interpretation and the NEREID tasking console.
Certifications
Curricula are delivered through the Training Academy; currency is tracked on the HR training matrix.
| Certification | Status at Hire | Renewal |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Doctrine — Tier Discipline | Required | Annual |
| Dynamic Positioning & Silent-Running | Required | 24 months |
| Survival at Sea — Advanced | Required ≤ 60 d | Annual |
| Submersible Pilot (DSV Nerites) | Preferred / ≤ 180 d | Annual |
Physical & Hazard Requirements
- Tolerate extended watches in heavy seas and cold-water exposure.
- Pass annual sea-going medical and immersion-survival qualification.
- Operate under electronic silence and sustained sleep disruption.
- Respond as named crew to man-overboard, fire, and flooding drills.
Compensation Band
Career Path
The Interdiction Pilot (O-3) advances to Hull Commander (O-4) and Fleet Operations Lead (O-5), or laterals to Field Recovery Specialist for the rescue-and-salvage track. Pilots with strong intelligence instincts feed the Dispatch Coordinator pipeline, where the judgment honed at sea sets the tier from shore.
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