Section 2

“COLREG” means the International Regulation for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972;

“compulsory pilotage areas” means the areas established as compulsory pilotage area under regulation 3;

“Department” means the State Department of Ports and Harbours;

“Enactment” means the Ports and Harbours Enactment 2002 [No. 5 of 2002];

“IMO” means International Maritime Organization;

“INTERCO” means International Code of Signals;

“licence” means a pilot licence issued by the Director under regulation 4;

“Marine Pollution” or “MARPOL” means the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

publication of MARPOL 73/78;

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“mile” means Nautical Mile;

“pilot” means any person licensed as a pilot under regulation 4 for any specific compulsory pilotage areas;

“Pilotage Committee” means a committee appointed by the Minister under regulation 5;

“pilot station” means a section of a port control tower which regulates and controls pilotage activities within the compulsory pilotage areas;

“port officer” means any officer appointed under subsection 4(2) of the Enactment to be in charge of any port as maybe determined by the Director;

“safe speed” means a speed at which a vessel can take proper and effective action to avoid a collision and can be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions;

“ship” has the meaning as assigned to it in section 2 of the Enactment;

“vessel” has the meaning as assigned to it in section 2 of the Enactment;