Section 51: Appeal to Minister against decision of pilotage board

(1) If a pilot is aggrieved by a decision or recommendation of a pilotage board, he may within thirty days from the date of the decision or recommendation, appeal to the Minister.
(2) The Minister may, after considering the appeal-
(a) confirm or reverse the finding of the pilotage board; or
(b) subject to the provisions of section 50 of this Act, alter the nature of the punishment; or
(c) in the case of a recommendation to the Authority under section 50 (2) of this Act, support, comment on or oppose the recommendation.
(3) The decision of the Minister on an appeal under this section shall be final.