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PILOTAGE ACT 1913 - SECT 11

Obligations where pilotage is compulsory.

11.(1) Every ship (other than an excepted ship) while navigating in a pilotage
district in which pilotage is compulsory for the purpose of entering, leaving,
or making use of any port in the district, and every ship carrying passengers
(other than an excepted ship), while navigating for any such purpose as
aforesaid in any pilotage district (whether pilotage is compulsory or not
compulsory in that district) shall be either

(a)under the pilotage of a licensed pilot of the district; or

(b)under the pilotage of a master or mate possessing a pilotage certificate
for the district who is bona fide acting as master or mate of the ship.

(2) If any ship (other than an excepted ship) in circumstances in which
pilotage is compulsory under this section, is not under pilotage as required
by this section, after a licensed pilot of the district has offered to take
charge of the ship, the master of that ship shall be liable [on summary
conviction] in respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding double the
amount of the pilotage dues that [(disregarding any increase in the dues
attributable to failure to comply with the requirements of byelaws in force in
the district about requests for pilots) would have been payable in respect of
the ship if it had been under pilotage as so required].

(3) For the purposes of this Act the following ships are excepted ships:

(a)Ships belonging to His Majesty;

Para.(b) rep. by 1979 c.39 s.50(4) sch.7 Pt.II

(c)Fishing vessels [of which the registered length is less than 47.5 metres];

(d)Ferry boats plying as such exclusively within the limits of a harbour
authority;

(e)Ships of less than fifty tons gross tonnage;

(f)Ships exempted from compulsory pilotage by byelaw as herein-after provided
in this section.]

Subs.(4)(5) rep. by 1979 c.39 s.50(4) sch.7 Pt.II[


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