(1) Loots on laevaliikluse piirkonna olusid tundev isik, kes annab kaptenile nõu laeva navigeerimiseks. Loots ei või olla lootsitava laeva laevapere liige ega teenindatava sadama kapten.
defineeritakse kõikide Eesti õigusaktide ulatuses
(1) A pilot is a person who is familiar with the circumstances of the given area of vessel traffic and who advises the master of a ship on navigation of the ship. A pilot shall not be a crew member of the piloted ship or the master of the serviced port.
defined within the scope of all Estonian legal instruments