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pilotage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | navigation, piloting |
| Type of | direction, guidance, steering |
| Has types | astronavigation, dead reckoning, instrument flying, celestial navigation |
| Derivation | pilot |
Examples of pilotage
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In the pursuit of pilotage, thinking it a manly thing would only lead to disaster.
From the time.com
Russia can be expected to exact a steep price in transit fees and pilotage.
From the economist.com
He had begun to draw up the arguments against the new pilotage service.
From the economist.com
Large vessels have compulsory pilotage, with harbour pilots boarding at the pilot station off Chebucto Head.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Good pilotage technique has the pilot calculate a correction angle that exactly balances the expected crosswind.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As we made the three-hour crossing by ferry we were thoroughly glad that, for once, we could leave the pilotage to somebody else.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The pilots at each port form an association, which charges ships for pilotage, pays the pilots and ferries them out to meet the ships.
From the chron.com
In river pilotage, Algiers Point is simply one of the many points of land around which the river flows-albeit a significant one.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In 1998 Sedgemoor District Council took over the pilotage services for the river which had previously been operated by Trinity House.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Navigation: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
- Piloting: the occupation of a pilot
- Pilotage is the use of fixed visual references on the ground or sea by means of sight or radar to guide oneself to a destination, sometimes with the help of a map or nautical chart. People use pilotage for activities such as guiding vessels and aircraft, hiking and Scuba diving. ...
- The act of assisting the master of a ship in navigation when entering or leaving a port or in confined water.
- A navigation technique that involves identifying outside visual reference points and comparing them with features described on charts.
- The art of getting lost in sight of land, as opposed to the distinct and far more complex science of navigation used to get lost in offshore waters.
- Navigating to a destination by means of matching landmarks to aviation maps (as opposed to navigation by means of electronic equipment in the aircraft).
- Navigating by reference to a map and visible landmarks.
- Also called Piloting, refers to the art and process of navigating through visual references on land or sea to ensure that the vessel reaches its destination safely. Read our Pilotage section for more information.
