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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 49

flying, unless another ship shall be observed running
into danger, in which case every exertion shall be
made to board and assist the latter ship, it being
always understood that a preference shall be given
to Her Majesty's ships and mail packets regularly
employed in the postal service, except in cases of
urgency as aforesaid.

2. Every pilot shall carry his license with him, and
   shall produce it to the master of any ship boarded by
   him on its being demanded.

3. No master of any ship shall employ any other
   than a duly-licensed pilot, without first exhibiting the
   signal for a pilot, nor unless a duly-licensed pilot
   shall not have offered his services within a reasonable
   time.

4. When impracticable for pilots to cross any bar
   for the purpose of conducting ships into or out of
   any harbour where there is a pilot establishment, the
   ships shall be piloted through the navigable channel
   by means of shore-signals.

5. Pilots shall by every means in their power aid
   and assist ships in distress.

6. The master of any ship requiring a pilot to con-
   duct her to sea must make an application in writing,
   at least twenty-four hours previously, at the Har-
   bourmaster's office.

7. No pilot shall be bound to take a vessel to sea
   on a Sunday.

8. The master of every ship taking a pilot shall
   upon demand, show his clearance to the pilot. (See
   section ninety of "The Harbours Act, 1878.")

9. In cases where it is necessary to tow a ship
   under pilot-charge, and the pilot-boat's crew have
   that duty to perform, or are otherwise employed for
   the said ship at the request of the master, the pilot
   shall have a right to make an extra charge, to be
   agreed upon with the master of the ship before com-
   mencing the towing or other service, at a rate per
   man not exceeding the sum of five shillings for every
   tide during which they are so employed.

10. When a pilot is detained on board a ship
    longer than forty-eight hours, whether by stress of
    weather, quarantine, or otherwise, fifteen shillings
    per day shall be paid, in addition to the regular
    pilotage, for the first three days of such detention,
    and ten shillings per day as aforesaid for the re-
    mainder of such detention, so long as the pilot is
    absent from his station; and if the said pilot has
    been carried to a distance, the master, owner, or
    agent of the ship shall further pay for his travelling
    expenses in returning to his station.

11. Each pilot shall be stationed at such place
    within the limits of his license as the Harbourmaster
    may from time to time direct, and shall obey his
    instructions at all times; and no pilot shall absent
    himself from his station, unless on duty, without
    permission from the Harbourmaster.

Pilots shall duly train in the duties of a pilot any
apprentice who may from time to time be appointed.

12. Before any person can receive an appointment
    as a pilot he must pass before a Board in the subjects,
    and fulfil the conditions set forth below. The Board
    shall be composed of not less than two nautical officers,
    to be appointed by the Marine Department, who shall
    be either officers of Her Majesty's Navy of a rank
    not less than that of lieutenant, or possess a certificate
    of competency as master; one member of the Board
    at least must have a thorough knowledge of the har-
    bour, river, or roadstead and its approaches in respect
    of which the candidate is to be examined.

(1.) A candidate for the appointment of pilot must
be a British subject and not less than twenty-two years
of age, must produce certificates of good conduct
and sobriety, also medical certificate that he is in
good health and not afflicted with any bodily infirmity
rendering him unfit for the duty of pilot.

(2.) He must have served an apprenticeship of
three years to a licensed pilot, and two years at sea,
or have served four years at sea. In either case he
must have served for at least a year in a grade not
lower than that of second mate of a square-rigged
sailing vessel.

(3.) He must be examined as to his knowledge of
the Harbour Regulations and By-laws, International
Code, Quarantine Regulations, Rules of the Road,
Lights, Fog and Distress Signals, and of the working
of ships in narrow water or amongst shipping.

(4.) Also as to his first duty when going on board
and before taking charge of a vessel; mooring and un-
mooring; getting under weigh; bringing up in light
and strong winds, or in a tide-way; keeping a ship
clear of her anchor in a roadstead or river; and marks
of the lead line.

(5.) Also as to his knowledge of the harbour, river,
or roadstead, and their approaches (as the case may
be), its depth of water, rise, fall, and set of the currents
at various times of the tide; the line of soundings;
banks, rocks, or other dangers, with directions for
clearing the same; the description and position of
lights, buoys, and beacons; the proper time of tide
to get under weigh; and any other nautical matter
the Harbourmaster may think proper.

(6.) A candidate applying for the appointment of
pilot, in harbours or rivers where vessels are piloted
from shore by means of shore-signals, must have served
at least one year as master or chief mate of a vessel or
vessels which would be capable of entering such
harbour. He must also fulfil the qualification set
forth in paragraph (1), and be examined as to his
knowledge of the International Code, Harbour Re-
gulations and By-laws, Rules of the Road, Lights,
Fog and Distress Signals; also as to his knowledge
of the harbour, river, or roadstead, and approaches
thereto (as the case may be), its depth of water,
rise, fall, and set of the currents at various times
of the tide; the line of soundings; banks, rocks, or
other dangers, with directions for clearing the same;
the position of buoys and their description, also lights
and beacons; the proper time of tide to get under
weigh, and any other nautical matter the Board may
think proper.

SHIPS.

13. Every ship arriving within any harbour shall
    be anchored, moored, or placed where the Harbour-
    master shall direct. The position of a ship shall not
    be changed, nor shall it be hauled alongside of any
    wharf, or moved from any berth thereat, without his
    permission.

14. Any master who shall anchor his ship in the
    fairway of any channel, or so as to obstruct the ap-
    proach to any wharf, shall be liable to a penalty.

15. All ships moored or anchored within any har-
    bour shall have both cables clear and in readiness to
    slack away when required.

16. All ships shall have sufficient buoys and buoy-
    ropes to their anchors to show their position; but such
    buoy and buoy-ropes shall be removed if so ordered
    by the Harbourmaster.

17. All masters of ships are immediately to strike
    yards and masts, to have their jib and spanker booms
    rigged close in, to moor and clear hawse, to lay out
    anchors or kedges, to slack down or heave in cables
    or warps, to heave ahead or astern, and to haul off
    from any wharf when ordered by the Harbourmaster
    to do so.

18. The Harbourmaster may order any vessel or
    timber to be removed from any berth alongside any
    wharf, or from any anchorage to any part of the
    harbour, whenever such removal shall, in his opinion,
    be proper for the general accommodation of the ship-
    ping; and any person who shall fail to obey such
    order shall be liable to a penalty.