{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-navigation-act-2013/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-navigation-act-2013/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/23",
  "legislation_title": "Marine Navigation Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-navigation-act-2013",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Pilotage exemption certificates: grant",
  "text": "(1) In section 8(1) of the Pilotage Act 1987 (grant)—\n(a) for “the master or first mate” substitute “ a deck officer ”, and\n(b) in paragraph (a) for “master or first mate” substitute “ a deck officer ”.\n(2) In section 8(5)(a) (renewal) for “the master or first mate of a ship” substitute “ a deck officer of a ship ”.\n(3) In sections 10(3), 15(1)(b) and 20(1)(a) (pilotage charges, compulsory pilotage and boarding facilities for pilots) for “master or first mate” substitute “ deck officer ”.\n(4) In section 31(1) (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert—\n““deck officer”, in relation to a ship, includes the master and first mate;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 2 in force at 1.10.2013 except in relation to S. by S.I. 2013/1489, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 2 in force at 1.10.2013 for S. by S.S.I. 2013/254, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/23/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:14.557530+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}