| Age | Details | Skills gained |
| 0 | Born. Son to the magnate Wilfred Piano (head of the famous Piano shipping line), and his wife Laura Piano-Forte. | - |
| 0-18 | Grows up on the atmosphereless planet of Rhylanor. Of his childhood, he mainly remembers constant vacc suit drills for decompression emergencies. Spends a lot of time playing with high-tech mecano and asking his parents for pocket money. | Vacc suit 2 |
| 18 | Left school and attempted entry into Merchant College - failed. In desparation Wilfred gave him a relatively lowly post within Piano Ferrys, where he worked in the Engineering Section of the exploratory trade ship Tricks of the Trade. Nothing exciting happened other than a near-miss by a grav-taxi whilst jaywalkin. | - |
| 19 | Was transferred to the charter ship Paint the Ship Red. | Carousing 1 |
| 20 | Transferred to the medium-route liner Fun and Games. Worked somewhat harder than usual and was promoted to Assistant Drive Officer | - |
| 21 | Continued working on the Fun and Games. Was involved in an incident with a passenger and had some form of a fight with the passenger's husband. | Foil 1 |
| 22 | Began second term of service with Piano Cruises. Still on the Fun and Games, but was transferred from Engineering to Deck, as an Apprentice | - |
| 23 | Still with Piano Cruises, still on the Fun and Games. | - |
| 24 | Still with Piano Cruises, still on the Fun and Games. Nobody can work out what Bertie sees in the job. | - |
| 25 | Obviously bored with the Fun and Games (or it's passengers), Bertie transfers to the cruise ship Tonight Josephine. | - |
| 26 | Still with Piano Cruises, on the Tonight Josephine. No sign of academic improvement. | - |
| 27 | Still with Piano Cruises, on the Tonight Josephine. | - |
| 28 | Transfers to the cruise ship Parsec High Club. | - |
| 29 | Still an apprentice on the Parsec High Club. Very popular with the passengers. | Liason 1 |
| 30 | Daddy pulls strings at the start of Bertie's fourth term of service and he is transferred into Administration, as a Clerk, and posted to a trade station on some distant planet, where he is learns at least some of the ropes. | Broker 1; Liason 2; Trader 1 |
| 31 | After some indiscretion Bertie is transferred back to the charter ships, where he works on the good ship Something for the Weekend. | Liason 3 |
| 32 | Father is still unimpressed by Bertie. He arranges for him to be transferred to Engineering School. Once again Bertie becomes an Assistant Drive Hand. | Electronics 1; Engineering 1 |
| 33 | Bertie is promoted to Drive Hand. | - |
| 34 | Bertie is back on the liner routes, on the In the Mood. He is promoted to Assistant Engineer. His career is looking up. | - |
| 35 | Bertie goes on a speculative trade mission, on the Money and Run. | Liason 4 |
| 36 | Bertie transfers back to charter (on the Spanker, in the Financial section), and is involved in a duel with a passenger. | Foil 2; Broker 2 |
| 37 | Back on the liner routes, onboard the Woody. Bertie does some studying. | Education +1 |
| 38 | At the start of his sixth term Bertie is packed off to Business School by Daddy, before transferring into Sales, where he becomes an Assistant Broker. | Admin 1 |
| 39 | After a very short time in Sales, Bertie starts Purser School, and becomes an Assistant Purser. | Admin 2 |
| 40 | A boring time on a speculative trade mission on the Coal to Newcastle. | - |
| 41 | Special posting to the Purser School. | Liason 5; Steward 1 |
| 42 | At the start of his seventh term with Piano, Bertie has finally had enough. He leaves and becomes a free trader, on the Quality Act. Things are very quiet the first year, but Bertie gets promoted to Second Officer. | - |
| 43 | The Quality Act is chartered for an extended tour by a pair of rich kids. Bertie gets involved in a brawl. | Brawling 1 |
| 44 | The QA plies the trade routes. Bertie rediscovers his interest in engineering. | Engineering 2 |
| 45 | QA back on charter duty, hired by a local trader. Bertie continues work in the engine room. | Engineering 3 |
| 46 | A quiet year for the QA. | - |
| 47 | The captain of the QA decides to go on a speculative trade mission, against Bertie's advice. The mission rapidly becomes a nightmare... | - |
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