in Navigation, the act of sailing along the sea-coast of any country. The principal points relating to this branch of navigation are, observance of the time and direction of the tide, knowledge of the reigning winds, of the roads and havens, of the different depths of the water, and the qualities of the ground.

COASTING-Pilot, a pilot who by long experience has become sufficiently acquainted with the nature of any particular coast, and of the requisites mentioned in the preceding article for conducting a ship or fleet from one part of it to another.