85. Vessel to be piloted by an Authority pilot
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No vessel shall be piloted in a pilotage district by any person other than an Authority pilot.
vessel
“vessel” includes any ship or boat or air-cushioned vehicle or floating rig or platform used in any form of operations at sea or any other description of vessel;
Notwithstanding subsection (1) —
the Authority may, if it considers expedient, authorise any person to pilot vessels in a pilotage district subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; and
the owner of a private wharf or dock may, with the approval of the Authority and subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority may impose, authorise any person to act as a berthing master for the purposes of berthing and unberthing, docking and undocking vessels at such wharf or dock.[74A