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

pilot

other means.

2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 31, s. 37

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

endangering ship, life

(a) does any act tending to the immediate loss, des- or limb.

truction or serious damage of the ship, or tending 2 & 3 Geo. 5, immediately to endanger the life or limb of any c. 31, s. 46. person whatsoever; or

(6) 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 Penalty on circumstances upon which the safety of the ship may persons depend, obtain or endeavour to obtain the charge of that obtaining ship.

19. No licensed pilot shall--

(a) lend his licence :

(b) not as a pilot whilst suspended ;

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

(d) refuse or wilfully delay, when not provented 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;

(f) 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

( 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.

charge of a ship by mis- representa- tion.

2 & 3 Geo. 5,

e. 31, s. 17.

Offences by pilots.

2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 31, s. 48.

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

(a) the master, owners and charterers ;

(b) as to pilotage inwards, such consignces or agents as have paid or made themselves liable to pay any other charge on account of the ship in the port of her arrival or discharge;

(e) as to pilotage outwards, such consignees or agents as have paid or made themselves liable to pay any other charge on account of the ship in the port of her departure.

(2) Any such dues may be recovered before a magis- trate summarily as a civil debt.

2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 31, s. 49.