Definition
The principle that a passage plan runs from the departure berth to the arrival berth, including pilotage waters at both ends, rather than starting and finishing at the sea buoy. It ensures the harbour approaches, which contain most of the hazards and most of the traffic, are planned on large-scale charts with the same rigour as the ocean legs. Taking a pilot does not remove the master's duty to hold a plan for pilotage waters.
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