Pilotage Act 1987
Part I Pilotage Functions of Competent Harbour Authorities
Preliminary
1 Meaning of “competent harbour authority” and “harbour”.
1AProcedure on orders under section 1
Provision of pilotage services
2 General duties as to provision of pilotage services.
3 Authorisation of pilots.
4 Employment etc. of authorised pilots.
5 Temporary procedure for resolving disputes as to terms of employment.
6 Pilot boats.
Compulsory pilotage
7 Pilotage directions.
8 Pilotage exemption certificates.
8APilotage exemption certificates: suspension and revocation
8BSection 8A: supplementary
9 Prevention of discrimination in favour of authority’s ships.
Charging by authorities
10 Pilotage charges.
Agents and joint arrangements
11 Use of agents and joint arrangements.
12 Information and directions as to joint arrangements.
13 Resolution of disputes between authorities.
Accounts
14 Accounts.
Part II General Provisions Concerning Pilotage
Compulsory pilotage
15 Compulsory pilotage.
16 Liability for ships under compulsory pilotage.
Rights of pilots
17 Right of authorised pilot to supersede unauthorised pilot.
18 Declaration as to draught etc. of ship.
19 Authorised pilot not to be taken out of his area.
20 Facilities to be given for pilot boarding leaving ship.
Misconduct by pilots
21 Misconduct by pilot endangering ship or persons on board ship.
Limitation of liability
22 Limitation of liability in respect of pilots.
Deep sea pilotage
23 Deep sea pilotage certificates.
Part III Winding-up of Existing Pilotage Organisation
24 Abolition of pilotage authorities.
25 Transfer of staff of pilotage authorities etc.
26 Abolition of Pilotage Commission.
27 Functions and constitution of Pilotage Commission pending abolition.
28 Pilots’ compensation schemes.
29 Funding of reorganisation.
Part IV Supplementary
30 Orders and regulations.
31 Interpretation.
32 Transitional and consequential provisions and repeals.
33 Short title, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE A1 RECOGNITION OF EEA QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE IN RELATION TO PILOTAGE IN INLAND WATERS
1Scope of Schedule and interpretation
2Formal qualifications
3Person intending to act in a self-employed capacity or as manager of an undertaking
4Consideration of application to which paragraph 2 or 3 applies, and appeals
5Professional training and experience
6Proof of professional training and experience
7Proof of other matters
8(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a competent harbour authority...
9(1) This paragraph applies in a case to which either...
10(1) This paragraph applies where a competent harbour authority requires...
11(1) This paragraph applies where a competent harbour authority requires...
SCHEDULE 1 Transitional and Saving Provisions
1For the purposes of any provision of this Act which...
2(1) Where any dispute arises before the appointed day between...
3Where a competent harbour authority which proposes on or after...
4(1) Any pilots’ benefit fund established under paragraph (i) of...
5(1) Any pilotage certificate which immediately before the appointed day...
6(1) The Secretary of State shall, on application by any...
SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments
1(1) In the definition of “pilot boat” in subsection (4)...
2The enactments and instruments with respect to which provision may...
3In the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975—
4At the end of section 35(3)(b)(ii) of the Finance Act...
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SCHEDULE 3 Repeals and Revocations

Pilotage Act 1987

1987 c. 21

An Act to make new provision in respect of pilotage.

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:—C1

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