Definition of slough. 1  1a : a place of deep mud or mireb or less commonly slew or slue \ËslÃ¼\ (1) : swamp (2) : an inlet on a river; also : backwater (3) : a creek in a marsh or tide flat. 2  2 : a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection.
The salaries for Cathay Pacific pilots, as well as for other pilots, depend on many factors, including training, experience and the types of aircraft the pilot operates. The Airline Pilot Central website reports that U.S.-based Cathay Pacific pilots earn between $6,500 and $18,000 per month, depending on experience.
The giant ships cannot enter the port without the assistance of a harbor pilot, who boards the towering vessels in open seas. The average salary of harbor pilots nationwide is more than $400,000. But the highly-skilled pilots maintain they earn every dollar on a job that is often treacherous and unpredictable.ILLARD: Like many of L.A.'s thirteen harbor pilots, Royles is veteran mariner. He came to this job after spending more than two decades at sea as a ship's captain. The silver-haired 57-year-old is wearing a crisp white shirt, black tie and rubber-soled shoes.