Section 9

A master of a ship or vessel intending to enter any compulsory pilotage areas shall first apply to the Director for a pilot. The Director shall be obliged to provide a pilot for any ship or vessel provided that reasonable notice has been given and subject to the availability of berth.

A master of a ship or vessel entering any compulsory pilotage areas without a pilot on board or who knowingly employs as a pilot any person not being a pilot licensed under these Regulations commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both.

Pilotage services by other pilot