{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-boats-regulations-1991/regulation-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-boats-regulations-1991/regulation-10.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/65",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Pilot Boats) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-boats-regulations-1991",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Responsibilities",
  "text": "The competent harbour authority and the owner of the boat, and the master of the boat, shall ensure that:\n(a) a pilot boat does not operate unless it has a valid Pilot Boat Certificate and the boat, its machinery and safety equipment are maintained in good condition provided that until 2nd October 1992 the prohibition on operation without a valid pilot boat certificate shall not apply in the case of an existing pilot boat which has not yet been presented for survey in accordance with regulation 5(1)(b);\n(b) the boat is manned as required by Chapter 4 of the Code of Practice and operated in accordance with any conditions for granting exemption as specified in the Pilot Boat Certificate;\n(c) after any survey required by these Regulations has been completed no material change is made to the boat, its machinery or equipment without the prior approval of the Certifying Authority;\n(d) a pilot boat does not operate in circumstances where its certificate is suspended under regulation 9(5);\n(e) no pilot boat proceeds to sail unless it complies with the requirements of regulation 3, 4 and 7(2) of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/65/regulation/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:53:06.383083+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."
}