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PILOTIn maritime law, a person who assumes responsibility for a vessel at a particular place for the purpose of navigating it through a river or channel, or from or into a port. The captain, or master, of a large ship has total command in the high seas. However, when a ship enters or leaves a port, or enters a river or channel, the captain turns over navigation to a local pilot. Because of safety and commercial concerns, state and federal maritime law governs the licensing and regulation of pilots. A docking pilot directs the tugboats that pull a ship from the pier. Once the ship has cleared the pier and is under way in the harbor, the docking pilot leaves the ship and turns navigation over to a harbor pilot. Every ship that enters and leaves a port must have a harbor pilot aboard. Once the ship reaches open water, a small boat picks up the harbor pilot and returns the pilot to port. The captain then resumes full command of the ship. The harbor pilot must have a thorough knowledge of every channel, sandbar, and other obstacle that could run the ship aground, strike another ship, or cause an accident that would endanger the ship, its crew, its cargo, and any passengers on board. The pilot must also be an experienced sailor who knows how to maneuver a ship through crowded harbors. Either the state or federal government licenses pilots to ensure that vessels will be prop-erly operated in state and U.S. waters. Federal law requires that federally registered pilots navigate ships on the Great Lakes, and state law regulates the need for pilots in bays, inlets, rivers, harbors, and ports. Where the waters are the boundary between two states, the owner of the ship can hire a pilot who has been licensed by either state to navigate the vessel to and from port. State and federal laws impose qualifications for a pilot's license. A pilot must have the highest degree of skill as a sailor and may be tested on that knowledge. The individual may be required to submit written references from persons for whom he or she has served as an apprentice. In addition, the applicant must obtain a reference from a licensed pilot. The pilot may also be required to post a bond. Once licensed, the pilot must act in a professional manner. A license can be revoked or suspended for adequate cause, such as when the pilot has operated the ship while intoxicated. The pilot has the right to appeal to a court an administrative body's decision to deny licensure or to impose discipline. The legal rights and responsibilities of the harbor pilot's action in navigating vessels are well settled. The pilot has primary control of the navigation of the vessel, and the crew must obey any pilot order. The pilot is empowered to issue steering directions and to set the course and speed of the ship and the time, place, and manner of anchoring it. The captain is in command of the ship except for navigation purposes. The captain can properly assume command over the ship when the pilot is obviously incompetent or intoxicated. The pilot must possess and exercise the ordinary skill and care of one who is an expert in a profession. A pilot can be held personally liable to the owners of the vessel and to other injured parties for damages resulting from negligence that causes a collision. The pilot will be responsible for damages if his or her handling of the ship was unreasonable, according to persons of nautical experience and good seamanship, at the time of the accident. The negligence of a pilot in the performance of duty is a maritime tort within the jurisdiction of a court of admiralty, which deals only with maritime actions. cross-references |
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"Pilot." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pilot." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703355.html "Pilot." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703355.html |
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1. A qualified coastal navigator, often a master mariner, who is taken on board a ship at a particular place in order to conduct it into and from a port or through a channel, river, or approaches to a port. In the UK the jurisdiction over coastal pilots is invested in the relevant harbour authorities who specify the conditions under which pilots must be taken on board and the pilotage fees to be charged. In many ports and navigable waterways, regulations make it compulsory for ships over a certain size to embark a pilot. Before ships had radios, pilots would wait in pilot cutters near the points of entry into pilotage waters so that they could be picked up by incoming ships; or a ship would anchor off a port and hoist flag ‘G’ of the International Code of Signals to indicate that a pilot was required. Today any ship requiring a pilot makes arrangements by radio well in advance with the pilot being picked up at a predetermined rendezvous. The International Maritime Pilots' Association, founded in 1970, is the voice of professional maritime pilots worldwide, and has its HQ on the Wellington, a converted sloop moored on London's Victoria Embankment. Its consultative status at the International Maritime Organization ensures that the practicalities of safe pilotage are taken into account before new regulations are implemented. Masters of cross-Channel ferries and other similar vessels which habitually navigate in pilotage waters normally hold pilotage exemption certificates from the relevant harbour/pilotage authority, and so do not require to embark a pilot for their passages. When a ship has a pilot on board, its master retains the responsibility for its safety, though the regulations require him to follow the pilot's instructions. 2. When used as a verb, the word embraces the acts of a pilot in taking a ship through pilotage waters. 3. A loose or affectionate term for the navigating officer of a ship. 4. The colloquial name for the volumes of sailing directions. See also trinity house. |
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"pilot." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pilot." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-pilot.html "pilot." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-pilot.html |
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pi·lot / ˈpīlət/ • n. 1. a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. ∎ a person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving confined waters; a helmsman. ∎ archaic a guide or leader. ∎ [often as adj.] Telecommunications an unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization. 2. a television program made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series. 3. another term for cowcatcher. 4. short for pilot light (sense 1). • adj. 1. done as an experiment or test before introducing something more widely: a two-year pilot study. 2. leading or guiding: a pilot boat. • v. (-lot·ed , -lot·ing ) [tr.] 1. act as a pilot of (an aircraft or ship). ∎ [tr.] guide; steer: the task of piloting the economy out of recession. 2. test (a plan, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely: other schools were piloting such courses. DERIVATIVES: pi·lot·age / ˈpīlətij/ n. pi·lot·less adj. |
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"pilot." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pilot." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pilot.html "pilot." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pilot.html |
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pilot person responsible for safe navigation of a ship or airplane. A ship's pilot is an individual possessing local knowledge of coastal waters. Usually licensed by public authority (in the United States, by the U.S. Coast Guard), he is taken on board to conduct a ship to or from port. The airplane pilot, in contrast to the ship's pilot, has overall command of the craft, which is operated, generally, with the assistance of a copilot. Before an airplane pilot can be licensed in the United States, he must clock a prescribed amount of solo flying experience and pass a series of tests given by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. |
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"pilot." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pilot." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pilot.html "pilot." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pilot.html |
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pilot the word came into English in the early 16th century, denoting a person who steers a ship, via French from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’ (plural) ‘rudder’.
drop the pilot abandon a trustworthy adviser; after a cartoon by John Tenniel in Punch 20 March 1890 depicting the recent dismissal of Bismarck from the Chancellorship of Germany by the new young German Emperor William II; the caption read ‘dropping the pilot’. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "pilot." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "pilot." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-pilot.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "pilot." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-pilot.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "pilot." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "pilot." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pilot.html T. F. HOAD. "pilot." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pilot.html |
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pilot n.
1. a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 2. a person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving confined waters; a helmsman. v. piloted, piloting act as a pilot of (an aircraft or ship). |
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"pilot." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pilot." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pilot.html "pilot." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pilot.html |
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PILOT Acronym for programmed inquiry, learning, or teaching. A special-purpose language for developing computer-assisted learning (CAL) software.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "PILOT." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "PILOT." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-PILOT.html JOHN DAINTITH. "PILOT." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-PILOT.html |
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pilot •braggart, faggot (US fagot), maggot
•legate
•bigot, gigot, Piggott, spigot
•ingot • profligate • aggregate • yogurt
•conjugate • abrogate • surrogate
•ergot, virgate
•Bagehot • patriarchate • wainscot
•Sickert • predicate • syndicate
•certificate, pontificate
•Calicut • delicate • silicate • triplicate
•duplicate, quadruplicate
•intricate • Connecticut • Alcott
•ducat • advocate
•ballot, palate
•charlotte, harlot
•appellate, Helot, prelate, zealot
•flagellate • distillate
•Pilate, pilot
•copilot • gyropilot • autopilot
•triangulate
•ejaculate, immaculate
•amulet • spatulate
•articulate, denticulate
•consulate, proconsulate
•postulate • ungulate
•inviolate, ultraviolet
•chocolate • cardinalate • desolate
•isolate • disconsolate • Merlot
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"pilot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pilot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pilot.html "pilot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pilot.html |
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PILOT (ˈpaɪlət) Computing programmed inquiry, learning, or teaching
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "PILOT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "PILOT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-PILOT.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "PILOT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-PILOT.html |
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