PILOT

A |ierson qualified and appointed by prop* authority to conduct ships in and out of particular harbours or along certain coa>t*. at a certain fixed rate, de|i ending on the draught of water. The pilot has the charge of the ve el while in pilot water, and the captain or master neglects or Opposes the pilot's advice on his own responsibility. (See MCulloch's Commercial Vict.) IT.Ml". [s. 949]