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Pilotage Act 1987 (c. 21)

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Pilotage Act 1987

1987 CHAPTER 21

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Pilotage Functions of Competent Harbour Authorities

    1. Preliminary

      1. 1. Meaning of “competent harbour authority” and “harbour”

    2. Provision of pilotage services

      1. 2. General duties as to provision of pilotage services

      2. 3. Authorisation of pilots

      3. 4. Employment etc. of authorised pilots

      4. 5. Temporary procedure for resolving disputes as to terms of employment

      5. 6. Pilot boats

    3. Compulsory pilotage

      1. 7. Pilotage directions

      2. 8. Pilotage exemption certificates

      3. 9. Prevention of discrimination in favour of authority’s ships

    4. Charging by authorities

      1. 10. Pilotage charges

    5. Agents and joint arrangements

      1. 11. Use of agents and joint arrangements

      2. 12. Information and directions as to joint arrangements

      3. 13. Resolution of disputes between authorities

    6. Accounts

      1. 14. Accounts

  2. Part II

    General Provisions Concerning Pilotage

    1. Compulsory pilotage

      1. 15. Compulsory pilotage

      2. 16. Liability for ships under compulsory pilotage

    2. Rights of pilots

      1. 17. Right of authorised pilot to supersede unauthorised pilot

      2. 18. Declaration as to draught etc. of ship

      3. 19. Authorised pilot not to be taken out of his area

      4. 20. Facilities to be given for pilot boarding leaving ship

    3. Misconduct by pilots

      1. 21. Misconduct by pilot endangering ship or persons on board ship

    4. Limitation of liability

      1. 22. Limitation of liability in respect of pilots

    5. Deep sea pilotage

      1. 23. Deep sea pilotage certificates

  3. Part III

    Winding-up of Existing Pilotage Organisation

    1. 24. Abolition of pilotage authorities

    2. 25. Transfer of staff of pilotage authorities etc

    3. 26. Abolition of Pilotage Commission

    4. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 28. Pilots’ compensation schemes

    6. 29. Funding of reorganisation

  4. Part IV

    Supplementary

    1. 30. Orders and regulations

    2. 31. Interpretation

    3. 32. Transitional and consequential provisions and repeals

    4. 33. Short title, commencement and extent

  5. SCHEDULE 1

    Transitional and Saving Provisions

  6. SCHEDULE 2

    Consequential Amendments

  7. SCHEDULE 3

    Repeals and Revocations

An Act to make new provision in respect of pilotage.

[15th May 1987]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—