Difference between revisions of "Piloting"

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1. The directing of ships in navigable water where knowledge of local landmarks, depths of water etc. is necessary to ensure safe navigation.

2. More generally, navigation involving frequent or continuous determination of position or a line of position relative to geographical points to a high order of accuracy.

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

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