Trinity Deptford persons as vessels and none as herein thousand eight hundred and eight, it shall be lawful for the master, wardens, and assis- the Corpotants of the guild, fraternity, or brotherhood of the most glorious and undivided Trinity ration of and of St. Clement in the parish of Deptford Strond in the county of Kent, (commonly House of called the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond,) and they are hereby required to appoint and license under their common seal, fit and competent persons, duly licence fit skilled, as pilots, for the purpose of conducting all ships and vessels sailing, navigating, pilots and passing up and down or upon the rivers of Thames and Medway, and all and every conduct all the several channels, creeks, and docks thereof or therein, or leading or adjoining within certhereto, as well between Orfordness and London Bridge, as from London Bridge to the Downs, and from the Downs westward as far as the Isle of Wight, and in the English others shall Channel from the Isle of Wight up to London Bridge, which vessels shall be conducted act, except and piloted by such pilots so appointed and licenced, and by no other pilots or persons excepted. whomsoever, except pilots appointed by the Society or Fellowship of the Trinity House of Dover, Deal, and the Isle of Thanet, (commonly called Cinque Port Pilots,) so far as such pilots are hereby authorised to pilot ships and vessels from the Westward up to London Bridge, and from London Bridge downwards to the Westward; that is to say, from any port or place between the Isle of Wight and the said bridge, according to the provisions in that behalf herein-after contained, and also save and except, as well all colliers as also all ships and vessels trading to Norway and to the Cattegat and Baltic, and likewise round the North Cape and into the White Sea, and save and except all constant traders inwards from the ports between Boulogne inclusive, and the Baltic, such ships and vessels having British registers, and coming up or going down the North Channel by Orfordness, but not otherwise; and likewise save and except all coasting vessels, and all Irish traders using the navigation of the river of Thames as coasters: Pro- Pilots vided always, that it shall be lawful, after the passing of this act, for any pilot or pilots duly ap heretofore appointed by the said Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, or pointed, by the Society or Fellowship of the Trinity House of Dover, Deal, and the Isle of may conThanet, to pilot or conduct any ship or vessel within such limits as such pilot or pilots might lawfully have conducted and piloted the same before the passing of this act, under and by virtue of the licences or authorities granted to such pilots respectively as aforesaid, which respective licences shall continue in force notwithstanding this act, so that such pilots respectively do in all things conform themselves to the provisions of this act, and the rules and regulations to be established under the same. heretofore tinue to act. schedule (A.) may ed by pilots. III. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of October, one Rates in thousand eight hundred and eight, the respective rates or prices herein-after enumerated in the table marked (A.) in the schedule to this act annexed, may be lawfully demanded be deu andand received by any pilot licensed by the said Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, for the piloting or conducting of any ship or vessel from place to place, as expressed in the said table; and that no greater rates or prices, or other reward or emolument, shall, under any pretence whatsoever, be demanded, solicited, or received, than such rates or prices. nually neas to the Trinity IV. And be it further enacted, That each and every pilot already appointed or to be Pilots shall appointed by the said Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, under the au-paathority of this act (except only such pilots as shall be appointed by the said Corporation, three guiupon their receiving certificates of examination by any sub-commissioners of pilotage, Corporaas hereby directed) shall from time to time and at all times hereafter pay or cause to be tion of paid to the said Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, or to such person or House of persons as they shall appoint to receive the same on their behalf, the sum of three guineas, Deptford in the month of January yearly, which payment shall be accepted by the said Corpora- of suspen tion in lieu and satisfaction of and for all the ancient and accustomed duties payable by such pilots to the said Corporation, under the provisions of an act passed in the fifth on penalty sion No person licensed as fied as year of the reign of George the Second, or any other statute or charter whatever, and shall be applied for the use and benefit of the poor of the said Corporation (after first defraying thereout the expences incurred by the said Corporation) from time to time in carrying this act into execution; and in case such annual payment shall not be duly made by the said pilots respectively, it shall be lawful for the said Corporation to suspend the. persons so making default from acting as pilots, until due payment shall be made of such annual sums. V. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be licensed by the said Corporashall be tion of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, as a pilot for the rivers of Thames or Meda pilot un- way, or the channels leading thereto or therefrom, under the provisions of this act, who less quali- shall not have served as mate for three years on board a square-rigged vessel, or shall herein not have been in the actual command of a square-rigged vessel for one year, or who shall not have been employed in the pilot service of the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond for seven years, or who shall not have served an apprenticeship of five years to some pilot vessel licensed under this act. specified. Till a pilot has acted three years not pilot a VI. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be licensed or be allowed to take charge as a pilot of any ship or vessel drawing more than fourteen feet water in the he shall rivers of Thames or Medway, or any of the channels thereof, until such person shall ship draw- have been licensed, and shall have acted as a pilot for three years under lawful authority, on pain of forfeiting ten pounds for every such offence, as well by the person acting as such pilot, as also by the master or commander, or other person having charge of such ship or vessel, who shall permit any such person to take charge as a pilot of the same, contrary to the provision aforesaid. ing more than fourteen feet water. Penalty 101. on pilot and captain, shall take any ship till he has been ad VII. And be it further enacted, That no person shall, from and after the first day of No Cinque October, one thousand eight hundred and eight, take charge of any ship or vessel as a Port pilot pilot belonging to the Society or Fellowship of pilots of Dover, Deal, and the Isle of charge of Thanet, commonly called Cinque Port Pilots, before he shall be examined by the master and two wardens, or by four wardens of the said Society or Fellowship for the time being, touching his abilities, and shall be approved and admitted into the Society or Fellowship of the Trinity House of Dover, Deal, and the Isle of Thanet, at a court of loadmanage, holden by the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, for the time being, or his deputy, and the commissioners for loadmanage for the time being; and if any person shall presume to act as a pilot belonging to the said Society or Fellowship, with out having been so examined, approved, and admitted as aforesaid, every such person shall for the first offence forfeit ten pounds, for the second twenty pounds, and for every other offence forty pounds. mitted. Penalty 101. 201 and 401. Oath of master and Trinity VIII. And be it further enacted, That the master and such wardens of the said wardens of Society or Fellowship of Pilots of the Trinity House of Dover, Deal, and the Isle of Thanet, as shall be appointed from time to time, to examine into the skill and ability Dover, ex- of any person on his being first admitted as a pilot into the said Society or Fellowship, amining shall take the oath marked (C.) in the schedule hereunto annexed, to be administered Schedule to him by the register of the Court of Loadmanage, who is hereby authorised to administer such oath. pilots. (C.) Rates in IX. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of October, one Schedule thousand eight hundred and eight, the respective rates or prices herein-after enumerated (B.) may be demand- in the table marked (B.) in the schedule to this act annexed, may be lawfully demanded licensed and received by any pilot licensed by the Society or Fellowship of Pilots of Dover, Deal, pilots. and the Isle of Thanet, for the conducting of any ship or vessel from place to place, as expressed in the said table; and that no greater rates or prices, or other reward or emolument shall, under any pretence whatever, be received than such rates or prices. X. And be it further enacted, That a proper and sufficient number of pilots of the A sufficient number of Port pilots con to take on making Cinque Ports, not less than eighteen at any one time, and in succession from time to Cinque time, without intermission or any unnecessary delay, shall, at all seasonable times by all day and night, constantly ply at sea, or be afloat between the South Foreland and Dun- stantly ply geness, to take charge of ships and vessels coming from the Westward, and proper charge of signals shall be established, to be made at and from signal houses now erected, or which ships coming from may be erected on commanding situations near to Dover, to give notice of fleets of the Westvessels coming from the Westward; and upon the making of any signals, giving notice ward; and of the approach of any fleet from the Westward, all Cinque Port Pilots not on duty at signals of the time, shall, according to such rules and regulations as to number, rotation, or other- fleets from wise as shall be made in that behalf, forthwith prepare to go afloat, and shall go off in ward, all sufficient time to fall in with such ships and vessels, on pain of forfeiting, in case of pilots shall neglect herein, for the first offence the sum of twenty pounds, and for the second the go of. offender shall be suspended from acting as a pilot for twelve months, and for the third Penalties offence shall forfeit his licence to act as such pilot, and shall be rendered thereby incapable of acting thereafter as a pilot. the West prepare to 201, &c. ships from having a shall dis and facili board. XI. And be it further enacted, That the master or other person having the command Masters of of any ship or vessel coming from the Westward, and bound to any place in the rivers the Westof Thames or Medway, not having a duly qualified Cinque Port Pilot on board, shall, ward not on the arrival of such ship or vessel off Dungeness, and until she shall have passed the Cinque Buoy of the Brake, or a line to be drawn from Sandown Castle to the said buoy, (unless Port pilot, in the mean time she shall have received a proper Cinque Port Pilot on board) display play a sigand keep flying the usual signal for a pilot to come on board; and if any duly qualified nal for one, Cinque Port Pilot shall be within hail, or approaching and within half a mile, with the tate his getproper distinguishing flag or vane flying in his vessel or boat, the master or other person ting on having the command of such ship or vessel shall, by heaving to in proper time, or by all practicable means, consistently with the safety of the ship or vessel, facilitate such pilot getting on board, and shall give the charge of piloting of his ship or vessel to such Cinque Port Pilot; and every person_commanding any such ship or vessel, who shall decline to take any such Cinque Port Pilot on board, or to give such charge of his ship or vessel to such pilot, or who shall not heave to, or otherwise facilitate such pilot coming on board as aforesaid, shall be subject to the penalties by this act imposed for neglecting or declining to take on board a pilot, and for navigating his vessel without a Cinque pilot, contrary to the provisions of this act: Provided always, that if any ship or vessel Port pilots bound to the rivers Thames or Medway, shall anchor any where in the Downs between on board the South Foreland and a line drawn from Sandown Castle and the South Buoy of the ships at Brake, having any licensed pilot other than a Cinque Port Pilot on board, it shall be within cer-lawful for a Cinque Port Pilot to repair on board the same, at any time before such ship tances, not or vessel shall have been at an anchor one hour, with the signal for a pilot flying, and to take charge of her up the said rivers, but not otherwise. may repair anchor tain dis having such. pilot on board. on Cinque XII. And whereas, great convenience to trade will arise by putting an end to the present prevailing usage of Cinque Port Pilots quitting ships or vessels at Gravesend, or elsewhere in the Thames or Medway, at their discretion;' be it therefore enacted, That from and after the expiration of twelve months next after the passing of this act, if any Cinque Port Pilot, taking charge of any ship or vessel into the Thames or Med- Penalties way, shall quit such ship or vessel at Gravesend, or in any other part of the Thames, Port pilots or in any part of the Medway, before such ship or vessel shall have arrived at the place quitting to which such ship or vessel is bound in the said rivers Thames or Medway respectively, fore arrival: without the consent of the captain or other person having the command thereof, unless at place of some other duly qualified pilot shall, with such consent, come on board, and shall take in Thames the charge and conduct of such ship or vessel for the residue of the pilotage to be per- or Medway. formed, every such pilot shall forfeit for every such offence all pay or reward to which consent of destination without the master. At a Court of Load manage, be made servance of this act, &c. by he might be entitled for having conducted or piloted such ship or vessel into the rivers Thames or Medway, and shall also be subject to such other penalty or punishment as by virtue of any of the provisions of this act, or of the rules and regulations to be esta blished in pursuance hereof, any pilot shall be liable to for quitting a ship or vessel before she shall arrive at her place of destination. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports for the time being, or his deputy, with the assent of the commissioners of loadmanage, and rules shall of the masters and wardens of the Society or Fellowship of Pilots of Dover, Deal, and for enfore- the Isle of Thanet, or the major part of them, at an assembly commonly called a Court legte er of Loadmanage, to be held by the said Lord Warden or his deputy, shall, within four calendar months after the passing of this act, proceed to make and shall make sufficient Cinque rules and orders for enforcing the due observance of the provisions of this act by all Port pilots Cinque Port Pilots, and for providing for the good government and regulation of all such pilots, as well relating to the services of the said pilots in going off to and taking charge of and conducting and navigating his Majesty's ships and vessels, and the ships and vessels in his Majesty's employ, and also all ships and vessels whatever and wheresoever, within the proper and usual limits of such pilots, or wherein they shall for the time being act or be, and for effectually securing the performance of all the duties and services of such pilots at all times; which rules and regulations when so made shall be Rules shall forthwith printed and transmitted to the Custom-house in London, that the same may mitted to be seen by all persons interested therein; and copies thereof shall be delivered to every the Custom- member of the said society, and also to every new member of the said society on his don, &c. election; and a copy or extract thereof shall be annexed to or indorsed upon the licence or warrant of every pilot belonging to the Cinque Ports, as well those already admitted and licensed as all others hereafter to be licensed as such pilots; and it shall be lawful in such rules and regulations to establish penalties and forfeitures for the enforcing such rules and regulations and better ordering of the said pilots, and for suspending or depriving any of the said pilots for breaking such rules or orders, or omitting to do any thing required by the same to be done, or for acting in anywise contrary to such rules or orders. be trans house, Lon If such rules shall not be and trans shall be defective, XIV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That if such rules and regulations in relation to Cinque Port Pilots shall not be made and transmitted as aforesaid, within duly made four calendar months after the passing of this act, or if such rules and regulations, when mitted, or made and transmitted, shall appear to be in any material point erroneous, insufficient, or defective, it shall be lawful for any owner of ships, or other persons interested in the the Privy matter of such rules or regulations, to apply to his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council Council, who shall thereupon cause proper and sufficient rules and regulations to be proper drawn up for the purposes aforesaid, in case no such rules and regulations shall have rules to be been made and transmitted as aforesaid, or shall amend, correct, or enlarge any such and dis- rules and regulations as shall have been made and transmitted; which rules and regulatributed. tions so made or so amended, corrected and enlarged, shall be distributed, published, shall order drawn up and made use of in such manner as his Majesty's said Privy Council shall in that behalf appoint and direct, and the same shall take effect from such time as in the said rules or regulations shall be expressed in regard to the commencement thereof. XV. And whereas under the provisions of an act passed in the third year of his late Majesty King George the First, the number of pilots of the Cinque Ports was to be one hundred and twenty at the least, and it has been found by experience, that the said number is inadequate to the increased trade and navigation of this kingdom;' be it therefore enacted, That within four months after the passing of this act, the number of Port pilots Cinque Port Pilots shall be increased to one hundred and forty at the least; to which increased, number of one hundred and forty, twenty more shall be added, whenever such further The Bum ber of Cinque shall be addition shall be directed to be made by an order of his Majesty's Privy Council, upon application made to his Majesty in council for that purpose by the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond; and that a further addition of twenty Cinque Port Pilots shall be made to the number above-mentioned, increasing the whole number to one hundred and eighty, by the like authority, whenever such last-mentioned addition shall be applied for by the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond to his Majesty in council. number of up; but XVI. And be it further enacted, That whenever the increased numbers of the said Increased pilots shall respectively take place as herein-before provided, the numbers so increased pilots shall shall from thenceforth be kept up from time to time by the appointment of pilots in be kept succession, as often as any vacancy or vacancies shall happen by death, incapacity, or after a dedismission; provided that after the conclusion of a definitive treaty of peace with France, finitive no vacancy shall be filled up as aforesaid, without a special permission in that behalf peace with given by his Majesty's Privy council, upon the recommendation of the said Corporation France, of Trinity House, unless the number of pilots shall at any time by death or otherwise shall be be reduced below one hundred and forty, in which case the vacancies shall be filled up only by from thenceforth from time to time, so as not to exceed one hundred and forty in the permission whole. vacancies filled up of Privy Council. themselves conduct Ramsgate, XVII. And whereas certain harbours near the Downs have become much frequented Pilots shall as places of safety, and ships and vessels lying in or sailing through the Downs are qualify oftentimes compelled to run for those harbours, and it is therefore necessary to make to conduct, provision for the pilotage of such harbours;' be it therefore enacted, That all pilots, and shall whose licences or warrants shall authorize them to pilot ships or vessels from any place ships into to the Westward up to London Bridge, shall qualify themselves, and shall be examined and out of as to their qualification and ability to conduct any ship or vessel into and out of Rams- Dover, gate harbour, and the harbours of Dover, Sandwich, and Margate, and shall be obliged andwich to pilot any ships or vessels into and out of the said harbours; and if any such pilot gate har. shall refuse to take charge of or conduct any ship or vessel into or out of any of the said harbours, such pilot shall forfeit all pay and reward to which he might otherwise be entitled for the pilotage of any such ship or vessel, and shall be subject to such fine or other punishment as shall be established in that behalf by the rules and regulations of the corporation or society to which such pilot shall belong. Mar bours. such pilot age. XVIII. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That every licensed pilot who Rates for shall take charge of and conduct any ship or vessel into or out of Ramsgate harbour, or into or out of Dover, Sandwich, or Margate, shall be entitled to and shall receive for such pilotage at and after the rate of five shillings for every foot of the draught of water of the ship or vessel so piloted and conducted by him into or out of any such harbour, if such ship or vessel shall have been so piloted and conducted into or out of the same in moderate weather; but if under any circumstances of distress, then such pilot shall be entitled to such further sum of money, to be calculated according to the extent and circumstances of such distress, as the commissioners of salvage established under the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports shall upon application either of the pilot, or owner, or master of any such ship or vessel, upon inquiring into all such circumstances direct; and such commissioners shall and they are hereby required upon any such application made, to inquire into all such circumstances, and to determine the amount of the sum so to be paid for the pilotage of any such ship or vessel into the said harbours respectively, without any fee or reward for so doing. payable XIX. Provided always, That on the arrival of any ship or vessel, and as soon as she Pilotage shall be moored in any of the said harbours, it shall be lawful for the pilot to demand when ship the pilotage due to him as aforesaid, and to quit the ship forthwith. is moored. XX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Corporation of Trinity House of |