Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to these Regulations, where:
(a) the master of a ship that is approaching a compulsory pilotage area intends that the ship shall enter that area; or
(b) a ship is at a boarding ground, and:
(c) a licensed pilot:
(i) is within hail of the ship; or
(ii) approaches the ship,
the master of the ship shall cause the ship to be made ready to take the licensed pilot on board.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a ship is made ready to take a licensed pilot on board when:
(a) the ship has, in a seamanlike manner, created a lee; and
(b) a pilot ladder, mechanical hoist, or other safe means of access has been placed so as to facilitate the boarding of the ship by the licensed pilot.
(3) Where a master of a ship refuses, or fails without reasonable excuse, to cause the ship to be made ready to take a licensed pilot on board, the owner and the master of the ship are each guilty of an offence.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.