Pilot Test Charts was founded by twin brothers Brett and
Ryan Ruppert. Both Brett and Ryan are lifelong professional mariners. Ryan is a Pilot Boat Captain for Los Angeles Pilot Service while Brett drives the big
boats as an ATB Captain for Fairwater (formally Crowley).

The idea for Pilot Test Charts as a business came to them in
2021, after Brett began studying for Pilotage in the Ports of Los Angeles /
Long Beach. At the time, there was no reliable source of updated, REC compliant blank charts. The twin brothers decided that they wanted to build a new
resource for pilotage testing charts. So, they did! Now PilotTestCharts.com is
the most comprehensive resource for pilotage testing charts and supplementary
study materials available.

Brett and Ryan are family men first and foremost! Brett has
2 young kids: a 3-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. While Ryan stays busy
chasing around his own twin 4-year-old boys and his 5-year-old, curly haired
girl. Born and raised in Southern California, they both have developed a
lifelong love for Catalina Island and enjoy sharing that love with their
families.

Brett and Ryan are proud to offer value and
service to the Port Pilot and Professional Mariner community while experiencing
firsthand the ups and downs of founding and operating a small business. It has
been very rewarding for the brothers to be able to share this experience with
their families as well as all their customers