I seem to have inadvertently created confusion. I shall try to be clearer.
The Staff Tug Pilot doesn't have to pay for training. He/she isn't paid for flying (a legal requirement - sorry,
moggiee).
Volunteer tug pilots (members who volunteer to fly the tugs, of which there are fortunately a good number and who do the majority of the tug flying) do pay for their own training. They are also able to rent the tugs for their own use at quiet times, which is why there's a price on the price list.
Can't quite see why they would be advertising here...
I'm beginning to wish I hadn't bothered
, but I thought some people might be interested and the response confirms this
. Thank you to all those of you have expressed an interest - I'll be passing all comments on to the tugmaster and will come back to you individually in due course.