pilotage
Guiding ships in
Pilotage is the work of guiding ships into and out of harbors, through channels, or along coasts—places where local knowledge of depths, currents, and hazards is essential.
A pilot with expertise in a particular waterway boards a vessel to navigate these tricky stretches.
The term also applies to the fee charged for this service.
In aviation, pilotage refers to navigation by visual reference to landmarks on the ground rather than instruments.
Safe anchorage for ships
- channelPassage for transmission
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
dock · port · berth · mooring · estuary · strait · fairway · shoal
Determining position and course
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- dockingConnecting to a port
- berthingSecuring a vessel dockside
- undockingSeparating from a mooring
Commander of a vessel
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- channelPassage for transmission
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
anchorage · dock · port · berth · mooring · estuary · strait · fairway · shoal · sandbank
navigation
Determining position and course
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- dockingConnecting to a port
- berthingSecuring a vessel dockside
shipmaster
Commander of a vessel
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
- takeoffDeparture or parody
landing · airspace · altitude · landmark · terrain · VFR · airdrome · aerodrome
tariff
Tax on traded goods
levy · cost · rate · payment · fare · assessment · surcharge
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- Maritime ExplorationColumbus, Magellan, voyage, navigator, Age of Discovery
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- portsport, seaport, harbor, seaports, harbors
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
- maritime navigationnautical charts, channel, marine charts, navigation aids, navigational aids
pilotagedead reckoning
Position-tracking via estimated motion
celestial navigation · GPS navigation · radio navigation · astronavigation · LORAN
pilot, piloting, piloted, pilots, autopilot, heliport, copilot, pilotless, copilots