"I had been schooled as a part of my training to be able to relieve the pilot but I lacked the necessary skills to pilot the aircraft."
I don't think we want to know about the curriculum of that training Lu.....the very image of you "relieving" a pilot scares me.
Since there are no Marines aboard Hooligan Navy cutters....it does beg the question of how the "Brown Water Navy" resolve that situation. I fear we now know more than we cared to.