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PILOTAGE ACT 1913 - SECT 44

Facilities to be given for pilot getting on board ship.

44.(1) The master of a ship (other than an excepted ship) which, in
circumstances in which pilotage is compulsory under this Act, is not under
pilotage as required in these circumstances, shall, if a licensed pilot of the
district makes a signal for the purpose of offering his services as pilot, by
any practical means consistent with the safety of his ship, facilitate the
pilot getting on board the ship, and shall give the charge of piloting the
ship to that pilot, or, if there are two or more licensed pilots offering at
the same time, to such one of them as may, according to any byelaws for the
time being in force in the district, be entitled or required to take charge of
the ship.

(2) Where the master of a ship, whether in circumstances in which pilotage is
compulsory or not, accepts the services of a licensed pilot, he shall, by any
practical means consistent with the safety of his ship, facilitate the pilot
[and any assistant of his getting on board and subsequently leaving] the ship.

(3) If the master of any ship fails [without reasonable excuse] to comply with
the provisions of this section, he shall be liable [on summary conviction] in
respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding double the amount of 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) are payable in respect of the ship or would have been so
payable if he had complied with those provisions or five hundred pounds,
whichever is the greater].


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