The changes over the years.....and the current crop moans?
GPS....no Decca with all its hans on fun.
SAR...the real kind that might even be offshore based.
Auto-pilots.....that will fly the aircraft.
Co-pilots...even if they are junior.
Sea State requirements...what a novel concept.
True single engine capability....dreamed of in those days.
Ability to carry max fuel....only if you were carrying just the newspapers.
HUMs....only dreamed of back then.
Glass cockpits...HSI's...RadAlts....well into the future.
Pay....time off...rest regs...sheer luxury it is now.
De-icing...Anti-icing....why not just fly a few feet off the Oggin?
Radar flight following....yeah right!
Yet...there are still improvments possible...and needed. Winter is when North Sea pilots "earn" their money....the rest of the year...you might as well be a thief.