Harbours Act, 1996

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Facilities to be given for pilot getting on board ship.

76.—(1) Where—

(a) the master of a ship that is navigating in a pilotage district in circumstances in which pilotage is compulsory for it but is not under the pilotage of a pilot or other person, the terms of whose licence, warrant of appointment or pilotage exemption certificate, as the case may be, entitles him or her to pilot the ship in the circumstances concerned, is offered the services of a pilot, or

(b) the master of a ship accepts the services of a pilot in any other circumstances,

he or she shall facilitate the pilot safely boarding and subsequently safely leaving the ship.

(2) A master of a ship who without reasonable cause contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence.