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In which waterway do pilots have extraordinary responsibility and powers?

In the Panama Canal, where ships come under the navigational control of a Panama Canal pilot from the time they enter the canal. (A Panama Canal Authority Marine Directive provides that “The pilot shall have control of the navigation and movement of the assigned vessel”. )

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