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Penalty on pilot obtaining charge of a ship by misrepresentation.
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608. If any person by wilful misrepresentation of circumstances upon which the safety of a ship may depend obtains, or endeavours to obtain, the charge of that ship, that person and every person procuring, abetting, or conniving at the commission of the offence shall, in addition to any liability for damages, be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, and, if a qualified pilot, also to suspension or dismissal by the pilotage authority by whom he is licensed.
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