Section 42: Obligations where pilotage is compulsory

(1) A ship, other than an excepted ship, shall, while navigating in a pilotage district in which pilotage is compulsory, be under the pilotage of-
(a) an Authority pilot; or
(b) a licensed pilot of the district,for the purpose of entering, leaving or making use of the port in the district.
(2) A ship being moved within a port which is or forms part of a pilotage district, shall be deemed to be a ship navigating in a pilotage district, except so far as may be provided by regulations made by the Authority under this Part of this Act.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the following ships are excepted ships-
(a) ships belonging to any of the armed forces of the Federation;
(b) ships owned or operated by the Authority;
(c) pleasure yachts;
(d) ferry boats plying as such exclusively within the limits of a port;
(e) ships not exceeding ten tons gross tonnage;
(f) tugs, dredgers, barges or similar vessels, the ordinary course of navigation of which does not extend beyond the limits of a port; and
(g) ships exempted from compulsory pilotage by regulations made by the Authority under this Part of this Act.