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While technically correct I would (reasonably) expect the captain to only exercise this in extreme circumstances. Asserting control in an ambiguous situation can be a difficult decision.

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Also, if I were a captain, I would reasonably trust the judgment of a pilot whose job is to navigate ships through the canal unless in the case of, as you noted, "extreme circumstances"; and even withdrawing approval may be too late, given how slow ships of this size are to respond to sudden control inputs.

Read the article posted on HN about transiting the canal.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26588272

It may not be reasonable to trust the Suez pilots, but hopefully bigger ships get better pilots.

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