pilotage

The technique or act of piloting.

The fee paid to a pilot.

Aerial navigation by visual identification of landmarks.

The house in which a pilot lives; the office of the pilots of a port.

The act of piloting; direction of a pilot; guidance.

The employment or services of a pilot: as, incompetent pilotage.

3. The knowledge of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels.

The fee or remuneration paid or payable to a pilot for his services.

The pilot’s skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels.