The Naval Pilot Authority (Norwegian: Losvesenet) was a government agency responsible for maritime pilotage in Norway between 1899 and 1974.
In early times pilots had a competitive regime, where several candidates would race to reach a potential ship to collect the fee.
Because of the hard competition, pilots would often fare out in too-harsh conditions, frequently meeting an early death.
[1] The agency was initially organized in three regions, Sønnendfjeldske headquartered in Oslo, Vestenfjeldske in Bergen and Northern Norway based in Tromsø.
The Naval Pilot Directorate, which was based in Oslo, was established as a subsidiary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry on 9 April 1948.