572937-1930-Ordinance-passed-and-assented-to---Pilots--No-11-of-1930 — Page 4

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 3, 1930.

or that he has failed in or neglected his duty as a pilot or that he has become incompetent to act as a pilot, and a licence if so revoked shall cease to have effect and if so suspended shall cease to have effect for the period for which it was suspended.

10.-(1) An appeal from any act done or decision Appeal. given by the Harbour Master or any authority under this Ordinance or under any of the regulations made there- under, other thau the decision, sentence, order or judgment of a court of law, shall, unless otherwise provided for, lie to the Governor in Council, whose decision shall be final.

(2) Such appeal shall be by way of petition, and such petition shall, unless the Governor in Council extends the time, he presented not later than fourteen days after such act or decision shall have been communicated to the person affected.

(3)-(a) If the person affected be a licensed pilot such communication may be by letter sent by registered pcst to the person affected at the address given in the register of licensed pilots kept by the Harbour Master,

(b) If the person affected be not a licensed pilot such communication may be by letter sent by registered post addressed 10 such person at his last known place of resi-

dence.

(4) For the purposes of this Ordinance, if the commu- nication be sent by registered post the act or decision aforesaid shall be deemed to be communicated to the person affected at the time of registration of the said letter.

11-(1) No person, other than the master or a seaman Prohibition being bona fide one of the crew of the ship, who is not of unlicensed licensed as a pilot under this Ordinance shall pilot or pilots. attempt to pilot any ship within the waters of the Colony.

(2). The master of a ship shall not knowingly employ an unlicensed pilot to pilot the ship within the waters of the Colony.

12. If, while a ship is under way, any person, other Person than the master or a seaman being bona fide one of the deemed to be crew of the ship, is on the bridge of a ship or in any other piloting ship. position (whether on board the ship or elsewhere) from 2 & 3 Geo. 5, which the ship is navigated, that person shall for the 31, s. 30, purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be piloting the ship unless the contrary is proved.

13. (1) The Harbour Master shall cause every pilot Copies of licensed by him to be furnished with a copy of this Ordi- pilotage

provisions to nance as amended for the time being, and with a copy of

be furnished any regulations made thereunder for the time being in to pilot.

force.

2 & 3 Geo, 5.

(2) A licensed pilot shall produce any copy so furnished €. 31, s. 33, to him to the master of any ship or other person employ- ing him when required to do so.

14.-(1) No master of a ship shall, except under Overcarriage circumstances of unavoidable necessity, take a licensed of pilots. pilot without his consent beyond the waters of the Colony, 2 & 3 Goo. 5. or beyond the point to which he has been engaged to pilot c. 31, s. 34. the ship.

(2) When a licensed pilot is taken beyond the waters of the Colony, or beyond the point up to which he has been engaged to pilot the ship, either without his consent or under circumstances of unavoidable necessity, he shall be entitled over and above his pilotage dues, to maintenance and to such sum per day as may be prescribed by regula- tion, and any sums so payable shall be due and recoverable in the same manner as pilotage dues.

(3) The sum so to be paid shall be computed from and inclusive of the day on which the ship passed beyond the waters of the Colony, or the point up to which the pilot was engaged to pilot her, and up to and inclusive of either the day of his being returned in the said ship to the

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