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Vessels shall be navigated by a certain Number of Men proportioned to their Tonnage.
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V. And be it further enacted, That no Ship, Vessel, or Boat, belonging in the Whole or in Part to His Majesty’s Subjects, or whereof One Half of the Persons on board shall be Subjects of His Majesty, and not being a Lugger, and at the Time fitted and rigged as such, shall have on board or be navigated by a greater Number of Men (Officers and Boys included) than in the following Proportion to the Number of Tons of her Measurement, (that is to say), if of Thirty Tons or under and above Five Tons, Four Men; if of Sixty Tons or under and above Thirty Tons, Five Men; if of Eighty Tons or under and above Sixty Tons, Six Men; if of One hundred Tons or under and above Eighty Tons, Seven Men; and above that Tonnage One Man for every Fifteen Tons of such additional Tonnage; or if a Lugger, the following Proportions, (that is to say), if of Thirty Tons or under, Eight Men; if of Fifty Tons or under and above Thirty Tons, Nine Men; and in case any such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, shall be found or discovered to have been within the Limits or Distance aforesaid, having on board any greater Number of Men than in the Proportions before limited and set forth, every such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, and all her Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle, and Apparel, shall be forfeited, and shall and may be seized by any Officer or Officers of His Majesty’s Army, Navy, or Marines, or of the Customs or Excise.
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