Order of precedence

Vessels requiring the use of the pier shall take precedence according to priority of time of arrival, provided always that a vessel under written contract with the Government for the carriage of mail and or passengers when approaching the pier shall take precedence over any other vessel, and provided further that any vessel moored to or berthed at the pier and not actually engaged in embarking or disembarking passengers or mails shall give way to any other vessel requiring to embark passengers or mails, provided that such vessel shall make way for the vessel first occupying the pier as soon as such passengers or mails shall have been disembarked.