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the Captuin or master of the ship. There guanot be any question
of dual control. It hus fréquently been tried witu repeatedly
di omul failures. .. für as 1 on gather there have been many
instances when the guard have considered that they owe no allegiance
to the undoubted authority of the auster of the ship. I am of the
opinion that it should be mude absolutely plain to the guard that
the water of the ship they are doin; duty in must be considered to
be their combuncing officer. I presume that the water of the ship
knows what duties the uard perform and if he dooms fit ne qun
command them to do what he considers to be the best in any emergency
I repeat the suster of the ship aust essentially be the absolute
commanding authority on board a ship under .11 alroumstances
afloat whatsoever.
D. The above are really only two detalls, but they appear to
me to be of supreme importance.
6. The Anority Report stresses the point that the one is on
the ivy to provide adequate protection against piracy on ships
flying the British Flag. in a generul sense this has been borne
out for centuri u. But when this principle is applied to water s
inside the territorial limita of a foreign and officially friendly
nation which for some resson la unible definitely to govern or
control her waters, the problem tecomes complex and requires
apcodul treatment.
7.
The report rendered by Communder Maxwell Scott (Senior
Hoval of loer, most kiver satrol) appended to the minority keport
is one that 1 Fenerally agree witn. Moreover he is an offioer aa
my provious experience of ni . confirus, of /reut understanding and
practioul ability. I wish to draw your attention to his
penultimate rers where he says that if b more armed launches
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