HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993 - SECT 36

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993 - SECT 36

36—Duties and immunities of pilots

        (1)         The duty of a pilot is to pilot the vessel subject to the authority of the master, and the fact that a vessel is under pilotage does not relieve the master from responsibility for the navigation of the vessel.

        (2)         No civil liability attaches to a pilot or to a pilot's employer for negligence by the pilot in relation to the pilotage of the vessel (but this subsection does not relieve from liability that may attach to a person as owner of a vessel).

        (3)         The liability of the owner or master of a ship for damage resulting from a fault in the navigation of the ship is unaffected by the fact that the vessel is under pilotage or that the pilotage is compulsory.