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compulsory pilot

A ship pilot entitled by law to guide a ship for a particular purpose, such as piloting the ship into harbor. • The compulsory nature of the appointment relieves the vessel’s owner of personal liability if the pilot causes a collision. Cf. voluntary pilot. [Cases: Pilots 7. C.J.S. Pilots of Vessels § 8.]

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voluntary pilot

A ship pilot who controls a ship with the permission of the vessel’s owner. • The vessel’s owner is personally liable for damage resulting from a collision caused by a voluntary pilot. Cf. compulsory pilot. [Cases: Pilots 7. C.J.S. Pilots of Vessels § 8.]

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pilotage

pilotage (pI-l[schwa]-tij). 1. The navigating of vessels; the business of navigating vessels. [Cases: Pilots 14. C.J.S. Pilots of Vessels § 9.] 2. Compensation that a pilot receives for navigating a vessel, esp. into and out of harbor or through a channel or passage. [Cases: Pilots 9. C.J.S. Pilots of Vessels §§ 12, 15.] compulsory pilotage.

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