The Great Lakes Pilotage Authority (french: Administration de pilotage des Grands Lacs) is a

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of the

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, which was established as a result of recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Pilotage in Canada, by the Pilotage Act in February 1972. Initially incorporated as a limited company in May 1972, it became an independent

in 1998. The corporation is responsible for

pilotage Piloting or pilotage is the process of navigating on water or in the air using fixed points of reference on the sea or on land, usually with reference to a nautical chart or aeronautical chart to obtain a fix of the position of the vessel or air ...

through Canadian waters in

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and

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, as well as waters in

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south of the Saint-Lambert Lock. In international waters (predominantly the

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and the

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), pilotage is a shared responsibility between the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority and American pilot associations.

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