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Liability for compulsory pilots an analysis of recent changes in South African statutory law

The work of marine pilots has always been of great importance mainly due to the high-value vessels of which they are in charge. Yet, if the pilot causes damages while being in charge of the navigation of a vessel, there is little use of suing him for indemnity since he will, most likely, have very l...

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Main Author: Woggon, Kim
Other Authors: Bradfield, Graham
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Language:English
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Published: Department of Commercial Law 2026
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description The work of marine pilots has always been of great importance mainly due to the high-value vessels of which they are in charge. Yet, if the pilot causes damages while being in charge of the navigation of a vessel, there is little use of suing him for indemnity since he will, most likely, have very limited assets providing for sufficient funds for possible high costs resulting from the damages. Consequently, the law traditionally held shipowners vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of the pilots who they are said to employ while the pilot himself and a possible general employer like a harbour authority were absolved from liability.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/43163 Liability for compulsory pilots an analysis of recent changes in South African statutory law Woggon, Kim Bradfield, Graham Commercial Law The work of marine pilots has always been of great importance mainly due to the high-value vessels of which they are in charge. Yet, if the pilot causes damages while being in charge of the navigation of a vessel, there is little use of suing him for indemnity since he will, most likely, have very limited assets providing for sufficient funds for possible high costs resulting from the damages. Consequently, the law traditionally held shipowners vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of the pilots who they are said to employ while the pilot himself and a possible general employer like a harbour authority were absolved from liability. 2026-05-04T11:40:33Z 2026-05-04T11:40:33Z 2009 2026-05-04T11:39:10Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43163 en eng application/pdf Department of Commercial Law Faculty of Law University of Cape Town
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Liability for compulsory pilots an analysis of recent changes in South African statutory law
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title Liability for compulsory pilots an analysis of recent changes in South African statutory law
title_full Liability for compulsory pilots an analysis of recent changes in South African statutory law
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title_short Liability for compulsory pilots an analysis of recent changes in South African statutory law
title_sort liability for compulsory pilots an analysis of recent changes in south african statutory law
topic Commercial Law
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