pilotage

[ pahy-luh-tij ]

/ ˈpaɪ lə tɪdʒ /

act, occupation, or skill of piloting.

the fee paid to a pilot for his or her services.

the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.

Origin of pilotage

From French, dating back to 1610–20; see origin at pilot, -age

Yes, sir, whenever you like, under our pilotage you can enter the harbor by day or night.

Banzai! |Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
A few turns under her pilotage would suffice to decide his claims to be what I am looking for.

Riding for Ladies |W. A. Kerr
Pilotage dues on sections of the river, or where it appears necessary to establish stations of certificated pilots.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd
In such a time Burke endeavoured to show by what pilotage he would have men weather the storm.

Thoughts on the Present Discontents |Edmund Burke

Long voyaging was better exercise for a progression in navigation than the daily pilotage of the war vessels.

Merchantmen-at-Arms |David W. Bone

pilotage

/ (ˈpaɪlətɪdʒ) /

the act of piloting an aircraft or ship

a pilot's fee

the navigation of an aircraft by the observation of ground features and use of charts