{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Harbor Pilot","description":"A harbor pilot is a state-licensed navigator with detailed local knowledge of a specific port or waterway who guides vessels safely through their approach, port maneuvers, and departure. The pilot boards at a designated station outside the harbor entrance and advises the bridge team on navigation – legal command responsibility, however, remains with the master at all times. Intimate knowledge of local tidal currents, shoals, channel depths, and traffic regulations makes the pilot indispensable, ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/harbor-pilot","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T03:46:02.022194","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(maritime)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/harbor-pilot","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Harbor Pilot · A harbor pilot is a state-licensed navigator with detailed local knowledge of a specific port or waterway who guides vessels safely through their approach, port maneuvers, and departure. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(maritime)"}