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Marine Safety (Misuse of Alcohol) Act 2006
7Status of pilots and masters, &c., of piloted vessels
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7 Status of pilots and masters, &c., of piloted vessels
For the avoidance of doubt –
(a) a person who is purporting to exercise the powers or perform the functions of a pilot on a vessel at a particular time is, for the purposes of this Act, taken to be operating the vessel at that time; and
(b) a person is not, for the purposes of this Act, taken to have ceased being in charge of a vessel by reason only that the vessel is temporarily under the direction of a pilot.