PILOTAGE ACT 1913

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PILOTAGE ACT 1913 - SECT 23



23.(1) A pilotage authority may grant a certificate (in this Act referred to
as a pilotage certificate) to any person who is bona fide the master or
[first] mate of any ship if that person applies for such a certificate, and
if, after examination, they are satisfied that, having regard to his skill,
experience, and local knowledge, he is capable of piloting the ship of which
he is master or [first] mate within their district:

Provided that

(a)A pilotage certificate shall not be granted to the master or [first] mate
of a ship unless he is a British subject, [or a national of a member State of
the Economic Community other than the United Kingdom and the ship is
registered under the law of a member State of the Economic Community]; and

(b)In any district where a byelaw is in force prohibiting the grant of
pilotage certificates to masters or mates who do not hold at least [a mate's
certificate of competency recognised under Part II of the
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894] [such certificate issued under the Merchant
Shipping Act 1970 as is specified in the byelaw], the pilotage authority shall
not grant a certificate except to a master or [first] mate holding [such a
certificate of competency] [a certificate so specified] [; and

(c)In any district where a byelaw is in force prohibiting the grant of a
pilotage certificate in respect of a vessel of a description specified in the
byelaws, the pilotage authority shall not grant a certificate in respect of
such a vessel.]

(2) A pilotage certificate shall be in a form approved for the time being by
the Board of Trade, and shall contain (in addition to any other particulars
which may be prescribed) the name of the person to whom the certificate is
granted, the name and draught of water of the ship or ships in respect of
which it is granted, the limits of the district in respect of which the
certificate is granted, and the date on which it was granted.

(3) A pilotage certificate shall not be in force for more than a year from the
date on which it is granted, but may [if held by the master or first mate of a
ship] be renewed annually by the pilotage authority, subject to the provisions
of any byelaw made by that authority as to re-examination.

(4) A pilotage certificate may be granted so as to extend to more than one
ship belonging to the same owner, while the master or [first] mate is bona
fide acting as master or [first] mate of any such ship, provided that they are
ships of substantially the same class [and registered as mentioned in
paragraph (a) in subsection (1) of this section].

(5) A pilotage authority may, on the application of the master or [first] mate
of a ship, alter his pilotage certificate so as to relate to any other ship or
ships of a not substantially greater draught of water or tonnage than that to
which the certificate formerly related, to which the master or [first] mate
may be transferred, or so as to cover any ships of substantially the same
class [and registered as mentioned in paragraph (a) in subsection (1) of this
section] and belonging to the same owner as the ships to which the certificate
already relates.

(6) A pilotage authority may, for the purposes of this section treat ships
which are shown to their satisfaction to be bona fide under the management of
the same person as manager, managing owner, demisee, or time charterer, as
being ships owned by that person.

S.24 rep. by 1979 c.39 s.50(4) sch.7 Pt.II

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PILOTAGE ACT 1913 - SECT 23