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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 3, 1930.

Obligation on licensed pilot to

produce his licence to employer.

2 & 3 Geo. 5,

c. 31, s. 36.

Fraudulent personation of licensed pilot.

Colony, or, if he is discharged from the ship at a distance from the Colony, such day as will allow him sufficient tine to return to the Colony, and in the last mentioned case he shall be entitled to his reasonable travelling

expenses.

15. Every licensed pilot when acting as such shall be provided with his licence, and shall, if requested, produce it to any person by whom he is employed, or to whom he offers his services as pilot.

16. No person who is not a licensed pilot shall falsely represent himself to be a licensed pilot, either by means of using a licence which he is not entitled to use or by any other means.

2 & 3 Geo.

c. 31, s. 37

Penalty on pilot endangering ship, life or limb.

2 & 3 Geo. 5,

c. 31, s. 46.

Penalty on persons obtaining charge of a ship by mis- representa- tion.

2 & 3 Geo. 5,

c. 31, s. 47.

Offences by pilots.

2 & 3 Geo. 5,

c. 31, s. 48.

Recovery of pilotage dues.

2 & 3 Gcg. 5,

c. 31, s. 49.

17. If any person when piloting a ship, by wilful breach of duty, or by neglect of duty, or by reason of drunken- ness or without lawful excuse:

(a) does any act tending to the immediate loss, des- truction or serious damage of the ship, or tending immediately to endanger the life or limb of any person whatsoever; or

(b) refuses or omits to do any lawful act proper and requisite to be done by him for preserving the ship from loss, destruction or serious damage, or for preserving any person whatsoever from dan- ger to life and limb;

such person shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year.

18. No person shall, by wilful misrepresentation of circumstances upon which the safety of the ship may depend, obtain or endeavour to obtain the charge of that ship.

19. No licensed pilot shall-

(a) lend his licence;

(b) act as a pilot whilst suspended ;

(c) act as a pilot when in a state of intoxication ;

(d) refuse or wilfully delay, when not prevented by illness or other reasonable cause to pilot any ship within the waters of the Colony upon the signal for a pilot being made by that ship or upon being required to do so by the master, owner, agent or consignee thereof, or by the Harbour Master or any officer acting under him;

(e) unnecessarily cut or slip or cause to be cut or

slipped any cable belonging to any ship; (7) refuse otherwise than on reasonable ground of danger to the ship, when requested by the master, to conduct the ship which he is piloting into any port or place within the waters of the Colony; or

(7) quit the ship which he is piloting, before the Service for which he was engaged has been per- formed and without the consent of the master of the ship.

20.-(1) The following persons shall be liable to pay pilotage dues for any ship for which the services of a licensed pilot are obtained, namely:-

(a) the master, owners and charterers ;

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