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Section 45: Liability for vessel under pilotage

Ports Act · PART VII: LIABILITY OF AUTHORITY AND LICENSED OPERATORS

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45. Liability for vessel under pilotage (1) The owner or master of a vessel navigating under circumstances in which pilotage is compulsory shall be answerable for any loss or damage caused by the vessel or by any fault of the navigation of the vessel in the same manner as he would if pilotage were not compulsory. (2) A pilot who is an employee shall, while engaged in pilotage, be deemed to be the servant only of the owner or master of the vessel under pilotage and the Authority or its licensed operator shall not incur any liability for any loss or damage occasioned by any act or default of the pilot.

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