PILOT

A particular officer serving on board· a ship during the course -of a voyage, and having the chai:ge of the helm and the ship's route; or a person taken on board at any particular place for tbe purpose of conducting a ship through a river, road, or channel, or from or into a port. People v. Francisco, 10 Abb. Prac. (N. Y.) 32; State v. Turner, 34 Or. 173, 55 Pac. 92; Chapman v. Jackson, 9 Rich. Law (S. C.) 212; ~tate v. Jones, 16 Fla. 306. -Branch pilot. One po e ing a license, commi ion, or certificate of competency i ued by the proper authority and usually after an examination. U. S., v. Forbes, 25 Fed. Cas. 1141; Petters on v. State (TeL Cr. R.) 58 S. W. 100.; Dean v. Healy, 66 Ga. 503; State v. Follett, 33 La. Ann. 228. PILOTAGE, The havigatlon of a ve el by a pilot; tbe duty of a pilot. The · charge or compensation allowed for piloting a ve el. PILOTAGE AUTHORITIES, In EngUsh law. Boards of commi ioners appoint• ed and autborized for the regulation and ap,, point ment of pilots, each board having jurisdiction within a· prescribed district. [s. 905]