Legal Definitions - landing

Landing refers to two primary concepts:

• First, it can describe a specific location along a body of water (such as a river, lake, or ocean) that is designated for vessels to dock. At this spot, goods can be loaded onto or unloaded from ships, and passengers or watercraft can be received or delivered.

• Second, "landing" can refer to the act or process of a vessel (like a boat) or an aircraft (like a plane) returning to and making contact with solid ground after a journey.

Here are some examples illustrating the use of "landing":

• Imagine a bustling commercial port facility on a major river where large barges regularly arrive to offload bulk commodities like coal or grain onto waiting trains and trucks. This specific area along the riverbank, equipped with cranes and storage, serves as a crucial landing for the transfer of goods.

  This example illustrates "landing" as a designated place on navigable water for loading and unloading goods.

• Consider a small, picturesque ferry dock on an island, where a passenger ferry makes daily stops to pick up and drop off residents and tourists. This dock is the primary landing point for all water-based travel to and from the island.

  This example demonstrates "landing" as a specific location for receiving and delivering passengers and watercraft.

• After a long international flight, the pilot announced to the passengers that they were beginning their final descent and preparing for touchdown on the runway. The moment the aircraft's wheels made contact with the ground was the successful landing of the flight.

  This example clarifies "landing" as the act or process of an aircraft returning to and making contact with land after a flight.