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⑴ It is a fact that very few casualties occur in pilot waters that do not involve some degree of acquiescence on the part of the master. In many cases, if the master had done no more than suggest that the pilot reduce speed in fog or clarify a proposed meeting arrangement with an approaching vessel, no accident would have occurred since the pilot will not refuse to handle a situation more safely in such conditions. In most reports of marine casualties it is obvious that the master was reluctant to get involved and allowed the pilot act alone until it was too late to avoid an accident.