S.L. 499.1 Art. 21Special provisions relatingtotrafficin ports.

(1) Any ship in the fairway of any port, as distinguished from the creeks thereof, shall have the right of way over any other ship entering or leaving the creeks or crossing the fairway and such other ship shall keep clear.

(2) Every ship entering the fairway from a creek shall indicate her intention of doing so by sounding one long blast on the whistle, and any ship under way in the fairway in the vicinity shall reply with one long blast.

(3) No ship shall attempt to overtake another in the fairway.

(4) Small craft within a port shall keep out of the way of any steamship under way.

(5) Ships, other than small craft, shall not attempt to pass one another at or near the breakwater entrance to the Grand Harbour, the incoming ship remaining outside until the outgoing ship is clear.

(6) Tugs seeking hire shall keep clear of all ships under way and shall not accost or make fast to any ship until authorised by the master to do so, nor shall they in any way obstruct the navigation of any ship or the approach to any ship of any other tug or small craft. Provided that the Authority may exempt the master, owner or agent of a ship from keeping the watch where special reasons are given to its satisfaction that such exemption is reasonable.

(2) The provisions of subregulation (1) shall not apply to small craft.