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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资深译员Ting，亚洲顶尖法学院国际贸易专业，擅长翻译各类与国际贸易委员会调查程序相关的法律文件。