| After the loss of Egypt and North Africa, the grain fleets manned by hereditary shipmasters disappeared. |
| On rescue at sea, the right to seek asylum was jeopardized if shipmasters did not rescue those in distress and when Governments were unwilling to disembark those rescued, including asylum-seekers. |
| The shipmasters knew the way only by memory, and would never tell where the people really came from. |
| The EESC expresses its concern about the continued attitude of regulators who view shipmasters as having the overriding responsibility of ships. |
| This regulatory framework should allow shipmasters who do not speak the country's native language to obtain pilotage exemptions. |
| But the legislation was not always enforceable, and unscrupulous shipowners and shipmasters found ways to circumvent the law. In addition, ships sailing from non-British ports were not subject to the legislation. |
