Section. 589. Production and return of licence to pilotage authority (p. 456). 590. Penalty on fraudulent use of licence (p. 456). Recovery of Pilotage and other Rights of Pilots. 591. Recovery of pilotage dues (p. 456). 592. Receiving or offering improper rates of pilotage (p. 457). 593. Pilotage rate for leading ships (p. 457). 594. Allowance to licensed pilot taken out of his district (p. 457). 595. Penalty on making a false declaration to pilot as to draught of ship (p. 458). 596. Occasions on which unqualified pilots may act (p. 458). 597. Power of qualified to supersede unqualified pilot (p. 459). 598. Penalties as to employment of unqualified pilot (p. 459). Pilotage Certificates for Masters and Mates. 599. Grant of pilotage certificates to masters and mates (p. 459). 600. Appeal by master or mate to Board of Trade (p. 460). 601. Withdrawal of certificate (p. 461). 602. Fees for pilotage certificates (p. 461). Compulsory Pilotage. 603. Compulsory pilotage (p. 462). 604. Some home-trade passenger ships to carry pilots (p. 464). 605. Exemption from compulsory pilotage (p. 465). Offences, and Suspension and Dismissal, of Pilots. 606. Offences of pilots (p. 466). 607. Penalty on pilot endangering ship, life, or limb (p. 467). 608. Penalty on pilot obtaining charge of a ship by misrepresentation (p. 468). 609. Powers of pilotage committee to suspend or dismiss pilot (p. 468). 610. Appeals from suspension or dismissal (p. 469). Pilot Boats and Pilot Signals. 611. Approval of pilot boats (p. 470). 612. Characteristics of pilot boats (p. 470). 613. Display of pilot flag, when pilot is on board vessel (p. 471). 614. Penalty on ordinary boat displaying pilot flag (p. 471). Section. 615. Signals to be displayed by ships requiring a pilot (p. 472). Trinity House. Power of Trinity House to alter regulations (p. 472). Sub-Commissioners (Trinity House). 617. Power of Trinity House to appoint sub-commissioners (p. 473). Licensing of Pilots by Trinity House. 618. Licensing of pilots by Trinity House within certain limits (p. 473). 619. Regulations as to pilots' licences (p. 474). 620. Pilot's liability limited (p. 475). 621. Power to revoke and suspend licences (p. 475). Compulsory Pilotage (Trinity House). 622. Compulsory pilotage districts of Trinity House (p. 475). 623. Constant supply of pilots at Dungeness (p. 476). 624. Ships to London coming past Dungeness to take the first pilot (p. 476). 625. Exemption from compulsory pilotage (p. 477). Rates of Pilotage (Trinity House). 626. Rates of pilotage (p. 478). 627. Pilotage dues for foreign ships for port of London (p. 478). 628. Receipt and application of pilotage dues payable by foreign ships (p. 479). 629. Settlement of difference as to draught of ship (p. 480). Pilot Fund (Trinity House). 630. Payments to be made to the pilot fund (p. 480). 631. Application of fund (p. 481). 632. Appointment of sub-commissioners by Trinity Houses of Hull and Newcastle (p. 481). Saving for Liability of Owners and Masters. 633. Limitation of liability of owner or masters where pilotage is compulsory (p. 482). = Int. Act, 1889 Interpretation Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 63). Marginal references are to the sections reproduced. Prelimi nary. Powers of Board of Trade as to Pilotage Districts and Authorities. Application of Part X. PART X. PILOTAGE. Preliminary. 572 (a). This Part of this Act extends to the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man only, but applies to all ships (b) British (c) and foreign. 573. In this Act the expression "pilotage authority" Pilotage includes all bodies and persons authorized to appoint or authority. 1854, s. 2. license pilots (b) or to fix or alter rates of pilotage or to exercise any jurisdiction in respect of pilotage (d). Continu ance of existing authorities. 1854, 8. 331. 574. Every pilotage authority (e) shall retain all powers and jurisdiction which they now lawfully possess, so far as the same are consistent with the provisions of this Act; but no law relating to that authority (e), or to the pilots (b) licensed by them, and no act done by that authority (e), shall, if inconsistent with any provision of this Act, be of any force whatever. (a) Incorporates 1854, s. 330; 35 & 36 Vict. c. 23, s. 12; 52 & 53 Vict. c. 68, s. 1. (b) Defined, § 742. (c) Note to § 1. (d) This does not include subcommissioners appointed by the Trinity House; § 617, s. 2. (e) Defined, § 573. Powers of Board of Trade as to Pilotage Districts and Authorities. 575.-(1.) The Board of Trade may by provisional Constituorder tion of new pilotage ties. (a.) in any area where there is no pilotage authority (e), authoriconstitute new pilotage authorities (e) and districts; 1862, s. 39. and (b.) extend the limits of any pilotage district (f) including therein any area in which there is pilotage authority (e). 52 & 53 Vict. c. 68, by s. 2. no (2.) There shall be no compulsory pilotage (g) and no restriction on the power of duly qualified persons to obtain licences as pilots (e) in any new pilotage district constituted under this section (h), or in any area included in a pilotage district under this section (i). 1862, s. 39. 576.—(1.) Whenever any pilotage authority (e) residing Transfer of pilotage or having their place of business at one port (e) have or jurisdicexercise jurisdiction in matters of pilotage in any other tion. port (e), the Board of Trade may by provisional order (k)— (a.) transfer so much of the jurisdiction as concerns the last-mentioned port (e), either to any harbour authority (e) or other body exercising any local jurisdiction in maritime matters at that port, or to any body to be constituted for the purpose by the provisional order (k), or (where the said pilotage authority (e) is not the Trinity House) to the Trinity House (e); or (b.) transfer the whole or any part of the jurisdiction of the said pilotage authority (e) to a new body to be constituted for the purpose by the provisional order (k), so as to represent the interests of the several ports concerned. (2.) For the purpose of any transfer under this section, the Board of Trade may by provisional order (1)— (e) Defined, § 742. (f) This does not apply to a district under the authority of the sub-commissioners appointed by the Trinity House; § 617, s. 2. (g) See §§ 603, 622. (k) § 580 provides for making and Direct repre sentation of pilots, &c., on pilotage (a) incorporate the body to whom the transfer is made if it is a new body; (b.) make the body to whom the transfer is made a pilotage authority (m), with such powers as may be mentioned in the provisional order (n); (c.) determine the limits of the district of the pilotage (d.) sanction a scale of pilotage rates to be taken by the (f) sanction arrangements for the apportionment of any (g.) provide for such compensation or superannuation as may be just to officers employed by the pilotage authority (m) from whom the transfer is made, and not continued by the pilotage authority (m) to whom the transfer is made. 577. The Board of Trade may by provisional order (n) make provision or further provision for the direct representation of pilots (o), and, if it seems expedient, also of shipowners, on the pilotage authority (m) of any district, or authority. if there is a pilotage committee of that authority, or any 52 & 53 body of commissioners or sub-commissioners appointed by that authority, then on that committee or body. Vict. c. 68, s. 2. Exemption from 578. The Board of Trade may by provisional order (n) compul- exempt (p) the masters (o) and owners of all ships (p), or sory pilotage. 1862, s. 39. (m) Defined, § 573. (n) § 580 provides for making and confirmation of provisional orders. (0) Defined, § 742. (p) As to compulsory pilotage, see §§ 603, 622. |