PILOT-continued.

I. QUALIFIED—continued.

refusing to conduct, or unduly quitting, ship, 117.
endangering ship, life, or limb, 117.

unnecessarily causing expense, 117.

offending against customs or revenue laws, 117.
keeping public-house, 117.

lending licence, or acting, if suspended or being drunk, 117.
acting improperly or corruptly, 117.

fraudulently obtaining charge of ship, 118.

punishment of abettors in such offences, 117, 118.
representatives of, not returning licence, 114.

4. Duties of. See supra, 3.

to register licence at custom house, 114.

as to exhibition of pilot flag, 113.

to deliver licence to pilotage authorities when required, 114.
under Quarantine Act, 132-137.

5. Removal of, for offences, 117, 118.

6. Rights of and duties of masters as to.

in compulsory pilotage waters. See PILOTAGE, I.

to appeal against byelaws of pilotage authorities, 110.

to receive licence and copy of pilotage regulations, &c., 114.

to compensation if taken beyond district, 115.

to charge pilotage rates though ship not boarded, 115.

to supersede unqualified pilots, 116.

to penalty on master falsely declaring draught of water to, 116.
to remuneration out of pilotage dues.

See PILOTAGE RATES.

to share in pilot fund. See PILOTAGE AUTHORITIES.

II. UNQUALIFIED,

qualified, acting without licence deemed, 114.

in what cases pilotage service lawfully rendered by, 116.
prohibition on unduly employing, in compulsory districts, 114.
in London Trinity House compulsory districts, 119.
using licence of qualified pilot, 116.

PILOT BOATS,

continuing in charge after being superseded, 116.
obtaining charge by false representation, 118.

bye-laws as to, how made, 109.

companies for maintaining, 109.

how painted and marked, and flags of, 113.

licensing of, by pilotage authorities, 113.

masters of, appointment and removal of, by pilotage authorities, 113.

penalty where pilot flag improperly hoisted, 114.

what lights carried by, 40, 176.

exempted from marking and scale of feet, 320, n. (0).

PILOT FLAG,

description of, and when to be hoisted, 113, 114.

penalty for improper use of, 114.

PILOT FUND. See PILOTAGE AUTHORITIES.

PILOT SIGNAL,

defined, with penalty against improper use of, 323.
alteration of, under Order in Council, 323.

where hoisted by vessels coming up English Channel, 119, 120.

PILOTAGE.

I. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE.

1. GENERALLY.

non-liability of owners in cases of, 122.

retention of, existing before M. S. Acts, 114.

creation of, for certain home trade passenger ships, 115.

penalties on disobeying provisions as to, 114, 115.

2. IN TRINITY HOUSE DISTRICTS. See TRINITY HOUSE PILOTAGE.
3. IN OTHER DISTRICTS, 119–125.

II. EXEMPTIONS FROM COMPULSORY PILOTAGE.

1. GENERALLY.

retention of, existing before M. S. Acts, 114.

for coasters and British ships under 60 tons, 12, 114, 217, n. (x).
ships within ports not subject to special provisions, 12, 114.
certain foreign vessels under 60 tons, 12, 114, 66, 67.
stone-laden ships from Man or Channel Islands, 12, 114.
vessels mooring or docking, &c., 13, 116.

Queen's ships, 17, 25.

vessels in distress, 13, 114, 116.

where master or mates have pilotage certificates, 112, 114, 115.
where vessels exempted by bye-laws of pilotage authorities, 109.
in pilotage districts constituted under provisional order, 227.
for vessels passing through pilotage districts, 228.

2. IN TRINITY HOUSE DISTRICTS. See TRINITY HOUSE PILOTAGE.
3. IN OTHER DISTRICTS, 119-125.

PILOTAGE AUTHORITIES.

I. IN GENERAL.

definition of, 24.

districts of, 110-125.

duties and powers of Board of Trade as to. See BOARD OF TRADE, VI.
acts done by, contrary to M. S. Acts invalid, 109.

bye-laws by, how made, repealed and approved, 109, 110.

publication of, before approval, and appeal against, 110.

duty of, as to pilotage certificates. See PILOTAGE CERTIFICATES.
establishment of new, by provisional order, 226, 227.

powers of, consistent with M. S. Acts retained, 109.

to withdraw pilotage certificates, 113.

to require delivery up and return of pilot's licence, 114.
under provisional order, 226, 227.

as to suspension and dismissal of pilots, 117, 118.

powers of, by bye-law,

to fix qualifications for licences, 109.

to license pilots and apprentices within district, 109.
to license pilots to act beyond pilotage waters, 318.

to exempt ships from compulsory pilotage, 109.

to regulate pilots and pilot fund, 109.

to alter or reduce pilotage dues, 110.

to regulate holders of pilotage certificates, 109.

to alter limits of pilotage districts, 110.

to regulate the licensing of pilot boats, 109.

to license such boats and appoint their masters, 113.

to establish, &c. pilot boat companies, 109.

recovery of pilotage dues where service by pilots licensed by, 116.

returns, annual, by, laid before Parliament, 111, 112.

sub-commissioners of pilotage not deemed, 118, 122.

transfer of jurisdiction of, to Trinity House, London, 111.

II. IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

limits of jurisdiction of, and Statutes, &c. regulating, 110-124.

PILOTAGE AUTHORITIES-continued.

III. IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.

lists of Statutes and Orders in Council as to, 125.

IV. TRINITY HOUSES OF LONDON, HULL AND NEWCASTLE.

See HULL-NEWCASTLE-TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND.

PILOTAGE CERTIFICATES,

grant of, by pilotage authorities or Board of Trade, 109, 112.
fees on grant of, and withdrawal of, 113.

duration of, and renewal of, 112.

grant of, for certain home trade passenger ships, 115.

qualifications for obtaining, from Trinity House, London, 71, 72.
holders of, exempt from Trinity House, London, pilotage, 72, 73.
PILOTAGE DISTRICTS, limits of, in England and Wales, 110-124.
PILOTAGE, PROVISIONAL ORDER,

for what purpose made, how obtained and how confirmed, 226, 227.
pilotage in districts created by voluntary, 227.

titles of acts confirming, 151, 152.

PILOTAGE RATES,

I. IN GENERAL.

power to fix and alter under Orders in Council, 109.

when due, and recovery of, 115–117.

proportion of, due where unqualified pilot superseded, 116.
foreign coaster liable to same as English coaster, 217, n. (x).
recovery of, under pilotage provisional order, 227.

II. IN DISTRICTS UNDER LONDON TRINITY HOUSE.
See TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND.

PILOTAGE REMUNERATION, jurisdiction to decree, abroad, 241.
PILOTAGE, SUB-COMMISSIONERS OF. See HULL-Newcastle-
TRINITY HOUSe of Deptford STROND, SUB-COMMISSIONERS OF.

PILOTAGE TABLE, 110, 124, 198.

PLAGUE. See QUARANTINE.

POLICE MAGISTRATE, jurisdiction of, under Passenger Acts, 206.
POLICE OFFICER,

apprehension by, of unauthorized persons boarding ship, 370d.
of deserters for conveyance on board ship, 88, 370e.
POOR LAW AUTHORITIES, relief by, of destitute Lascars, 175.

POOR LAW BOARD, power of, as to fees for binding apprentices, 59.

POOR LAW RELIEF to relatives of seamen, 71, 277.

PORTS. See HARBOURS-REGISTRY.

PORT SANITARY AUTHORITIES, 165–166, 468, n. (a).

PORTH CAWL, pilotage at, 124.

POSSESSION, action of. See ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

POST OFFICE, duty of master as to, 139–141.

POWER OF ATTORNEY,

to sell or mortgage British ship, when not revocable by death, 44, 45.
to receive salvage or wages, revocable, 69, 84.

PRIORITY of registered mortgage, 42.

PRIVY COUNCIL,

committee of, for trade, 24, 217. See BOARD of Trade.

judicial committee of. See FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT-PRIZE—
QUARANTINE-RANSOM-SALVAGE-VICE-ADMIRALTY Court.

PRIZE,

jurisdiction of Courts over, 241, 249, 250, 253, 254.

restitution of, captured contrary to Foreign Enlistment Act, 155.
appeals to Queen in Council in cases of, 249, 250.

practice and procedure in cases of, 250-253.

reservation of, to Crown where offences by captors, 253.

right of pre-emption of stores in cases of, 253.

goods taken as, subject to custom laws, 255.

false oath in Courts of, perjury, 255.

limitation and notice of action for official acts, 255, 256.

petition of right as to, 256.

power to make Orders in Council as to, and Prize Courts, 250.

saving of crown, admiralty and foreign national, rights, 256, 257.

PRIZE COURTS, what Courts to have jurisdiction as, 249.

PRIZE SALVAGE, provisions respecting, 254.

PROBATE OF SEAMEN'S WILL, when unnecessary, 73.

PROBATE, DIVORCE AND ADMIRALTY DIVISION, jurisdiction
of in shipping casualty and Board of Trade inquiry rehearings and
appeals, 370a, 370b, 198.

PROCEDURE,

on shipping casualty inquiries, 131, 132, 222, 370a, 370b, 480, 193.
under M. S. Acts, 152-158, 220, 234, 251.

as to giving security on arrest of foreign ships for damage, 155.

under Foreign Enlistment Act, 156-159.

under Seamen's Fund Act and Pilotage Act, 1853, &c., 167.

before Naval Courts, 92, 174.

to enforce passenger ship bonds, 200.

on breach of passenger contract tickets, 198, 202, 208.

where offence under Passenger Acts, 198, 205-207, 427, 428.

for recovery of Crown debts under Passenger Acts, 247, 248.

under Seamen's Saving Bank Act, 212.

on claims for wages of deceased seamen, 221.

for recovery of light duties, 125, 229.

where proceedings by Board of Trade, 234.

in prize cases, 251–253.

under Dockyard Ports Regulation Act, 263, 264.
under Sea Fisheries Acts, 285-288, 333, 356, 357.
in cases of forfeiture of dangerous goods, 324.
before Court of Survey, 339, 340, 471–480.
in actions against Board of Trade, 217, 340.
on prosecution for sending unsafe ship to sea, 337.
on detention of unsafe ships by Board of Trade, 340,

PROCEDURE-continued.

under Territorial Waters Act, 368, 369.
under Grain Cargoes Act, 3700.

on shipping casualty, rehearing and appeals, 370a, 370b, 196.
PROOF. See BURDEN OF PROOF-EVIDENCE.

PROVISIONAL ORDER. See PILOTAGE PROVISIONAL ORDER.

PROVISIONS AND WATER. See HEALTH-PASSENGER SHIP, V.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, how applied to merchant shipping, 162–167.
PUBLIC LOAN COMMISSIONERS, shipping loans by, 130, 173, 312.

QUARANTINE. See CHOLERA.

.full pilotage paid by ships in Thames, liable to, 10, 120.

Order in Council as to, of vessels from Mediterranean, 84-87.
of vessels from Baltic, &c., 87, 88.

what vessels liable to, 131-133, 166, 167.

powers of Queen in Council and Privy Council as to, 131-134.
duty of superintendents of, 85-87, 131–137.

duties of masters, pilots and passengers as to, 85-87, 132–137.
procedure on prosecution of offences as to, 137, 138, 166, 167.
night and day signals by ships liable to, 134, 135.
provisions as to letters in ships liable to, 139, 141.
forms relating to, 453.

reduction of penalties for offences respecting, 166, 167.
power to subject vessel not liable to, to examination, 168.

Order in Council thereunder as to West India ports, 87.
QUEENSLAND, colonial certificates of competency at, 8.
QUEEN'S HARBOUR MASTER. See HARBOUR MASTER.
QUEEN'S SHIPS. See also NAVY.

not within General Pilotage Act, 17.

not within M. S. Acts, unless expressly mentioned, 25.

relief and conveyance home of distressed seamen belonging to, 78.
conveyance in, of certain offenders and witnesses, 93.
exempted from payment of light dues, 124.

no salvage award for services of, 143.

award for salvage services by officers and crew of, 144, 145, 146.
provisions as to salvage bonds given to, abroad, 24, 145, 146.
forgery of documents relating to salvage services by, 146.
interest of officers and crew of, in prize property, 256.
Removal of Wreck Act not to apply to, 352.

QUEEN'S STORES, no claim for use of, in salvage service, 143.

RAFTS, when part of equipment of passenger steamer, 322.

RANSOM,

jurisdiction of Admiralty Court in cases of, 254.
power to regulate, under Order in Council, 254.

penalties on infringement of such order, 254.

RATING OF SEAMEN, and registry of able seamen, 95, 370d.
RATIONS. See HEALTH-PASSENGER SHIPS, V.