1 0 ▁- ▁S ins ▁of ▁the ▁Father . ▁When ▁he ▁is ▁about ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁tra ils ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁Admir al ▁Lawrence ▁Nor r ington , ▁who ▁commands ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ship . ▁When ▁young ▁James ▁falls ▁over board , ▁the ▁pir ate , ▁Captain ▁Te ague , ▁( Jack ▁S par row ' s ▁father ) ▁j umps ▁in ▁and ▁saves ▁him . ▁Admir al ▁Nor r ington ▁ad mon ishes ▁James ▁for ▁being ▁inde bt ed ▁to ▁a ▁pir ate , ▁saying ▁he ▁would ▁rather ▁his ▁son ▁had ▁d rown ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pear l ▁ ▁Nor r ington ▁is ▁first ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁ab o ard ▁HMS ▁Da unt less ▁when ▁it ▁trans ports ▁Governor ▁We ather by ▁Sw ann ▁and ▁his ▁young ▁daughter , ▁Elizabeth , ▁to ▁Port ▁Royal . ▁He ▁is ▁present ▁when ▁Will ▁Turner ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁a ▁ship w reck . ▁During ▁the ▁voyage , ▁Nor r ington ▁express es ▁his ▁negative ▁views ▁about ▁pi racy ▁to ▁a ▁young ▁Elizabeth , ▁which ▁causes ▁her ▁to ▁ste al ▁a ▁pir ate ▁med all ion ▁from ▁Will ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁protect ▁him . ▁ ▁E ight ▁years ▁later , ▁Captain ▁Nor r ington ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Com mod ore . ▁Among ▁those ▁gathered ▁for ▁the ▁ceremony ▁is ▁Elizabeth ▁Sw ann , ▁now ▁a ▁beautiful ▁young ▁woman ▁with ▁whom ▁Nor r ington ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁love .