ABSTRACT
Compulsory pilotage was implemented by Port State laws as a result of commercial pressure on navigation in confined waters. The question to be addressed, however, is just what effect this has upon the Master, whose accountability rests upon their responsibility for the safety of the vessel’s operation. Confined, as it is, to Port State waters, an examination of the Master’s accountability in compulsory pilotage provides a strong case study to analyse just what has been the cause and effect of the clash of authority between the Master Under God, representative of the Flag State, and the Compulsory Pilot, clothed with the authority of the Port State.
