Clause 3

The Merchant Shipping Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 412 thereof the following new section: —“Pilot to be deemed to be the servant of the owner or master of a ship412A. Any licensed pilot whilst engaged in any pilotage act shall, notwithstanding that he may be employed at a salary by a general employer, be deemed to be the servant only of the owner or master of the ship under pilotage and such general employer shall not be liable for any loss or damage occasioned by any act or default of such pilot.”.