Pilotage

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Alternative term: Pilotage service

The provision of a service of specially qualified men possessing detailed local knowledge, who assist the masters of vessels to navigate them in particular areas.

Note: In Britain and the U.S.A. the word "pilotage" is also loosely used for piloting.

Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

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