jeffies, "piloting" means the steering of the craft, while "pilotage" means the
navigation of the craft by use of landmarks.

google to your heart's content but that is the reality of the situation, IF
*you* were to ever in your lifetime talk to someone who has done both.

jeffies? are you trying again to prove to the world how limited you are in
native candle power?

Only a landlubber would use a "dictionary" definition for a nautical term.
It
figures that all of jaxie's nautical knowlege is from Webster's.

The rest of us, however, use a proper reference, such as Bowditch.

From the 1962 edition:
"Piloting (or pilotage) is navigation involving frequent or continuous
determination of position or a line of position relative to geographic
points, to a high order of accuracy. It is practiced in the vicinity of
land, dangers, aids to navigation, etc. and requires good judgment and
almost constant attention and alertness on the part of the navigator."





"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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No difference at all. Sometimes I'm using piloting and others I'm using
pilotage .... them's the same ting.

Shen

here ya go, shen. be enlightened.

pilotage

\Pi"lot*age\, n. [Cf. F. pilotage.] 1. The pilot's skill or knowledge, as
of
coasts, rocks, bars, and channels

tr.v. pi·lot·ed, pi·lot·ing, pi·lots

1. To serve as the pilot of.
2. To steer or control the course of.

"piloting" means control of, steering if you will.

"pilotage" means navigation by landmarks.