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extinct). These societies had jurisdiction over the pilots exercising their employment within Authorities> the limits of such ports, and in many cases made it compulsory for ships resorting thither to employ them. By degrees the London Trinity See also:

House acquired a leading position, which was confirmed and extended by the See also:

general Pilotage Acts passed in the 18th and 19th centuries, with the See also:

OBJECT

object of introducing a See also:

UNIFORM

uniform See also:

SYSTEM

system throughout the See also:

REALM

realm.

At the See also:

PRESENT

present See also:

day the United Kingdom is divided into districts for the purpose of ,pilotage jurisdiction. The (London) Trinity House has jurisdiction over the London See also:

DISTRICT

district, which extends from Orfordness to See also:

DUNGENESS

Dungeness, and comprises the See also:

THAMES

Thames and See also:

MEDWAY

Medway up to London and See also:

Rochester See also:

bridges; the English Channel district, comprising the See also:

sea between Dungeness and the Isle of See also:

WIGHT, ISLE OF

Wight; , and the Trinity outport districts, which include any pilotage districts for the appointment of pilots within which no particular See also:

PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision is made by act of Parliament or charter, and the number of which is 40, all English and Welsh. There are 66 other districts, within which other pilotage authorities have jurisdiction. The present general pilotage See also:

law is contained in the See also:

MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

Merchant See also:

SHIPPING

Shipping Acts 1894 to 1906. Pilotage authorities are defined as bodies or persons authorized to appoint or license pilots, or to See also:

FIX, THEODORE (180o-1846)

fix and alter rates of pilotage or to exercise any jurisdiction in respect of pilotage. They are subject to the control of the See also:

BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

Board of See also:

Trade as the supreme See also:

MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

mercantile marine authority. Those bodies, however, which existed at the time of the passing of the act retain their See also:

POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers and jurisdiction, so far as is consistent with it. The board has See also:

POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power to appoint a new pilotage authority in any See also:

AREA

area where there is none, and to include a new area where there is none within an already existing one (but in either See also:

case pilotage cannot be made compulsory), or to See also:

TRANSFER (from Lat. transferre, to bear across, carry over)

transfer pilotage jurisdiction over a See also:

PORT

port other than that where the pilotage authority for that port resides, from that pilotage authority to the See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour or other See also:

LOCAL

local authority for that port, or to the Trinity House, or to a new authority; and the board has all powers necessary to effectuate such transfer and constitute the new authority.

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