Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations

17 (1) For the purpose of determining whether an applicant for a licence or a pilotage certificate meets the qualifications prescribed by the General Pilotage Regulations and these Regulations, the Authority shall refer the applicant to a Board of Examiners for an examination.

(1.1) For the purpose of determining whether the holder of a licence or a pilotage certificate meets the qualifications prescribed by the General Pilotage Regulations and these Regulations, the Authority shall refer the holder to a Board of Examiners for an examination.

(2) Every examination shall be conducted at the time and place or places determined by the Authority and notice of the examination shall be communicated by the Authority to every applicant for a licence or pilotage certificate.

(3) Subject to subsections (3.1) and (3.2), a Board of Examiners shall be appointed by the Authority and shall consist of one representative of the Authority, who shall be the Chairperson of the Board, and the following additional examiners:

• (a) for an examination respecting a compulsory pilotage area, two pilots who are both licensed for that area; and

• (b) for an examination respecting a non-compulsory pilotage area, one pilot who is licensed for that area.

(3.1) An additional examiner for an examination respecting a compulsory pilotage area may be replaced as follows:

• (a) if a pilot who is licensed for the compulsory pilotage area in question is unavailable, he or she may be replaced by a pilot who is knowledgeable about that area but is licensed for another compulsory pilotage area; and

• (b) if a replacement examiner described in paragraph (a) is unavailable, he or she may be replaced by a pilot who is knowledgeable about a compulsory pilotage area that has similar navigational characteristics to the compulsory pilotage area in question but is licensed for another compulsory pilotage area.

(3.2) The additional examiner for an examination respecting a non-compulsory pilotage area may be replaced as follows:

• (a) if a pilot who is licensed for the non-compulsory pilotage area in question is unavailable, he or she may be replaced by a pilot who is knowledgeable about that area but is licensed for any other pilotage area; and

• (b) if a replacement examiner described in paragraph (a) is unavailable, he or she may be replaced by a pilot who is knowledgeable about a pilotage area that has similar navigational characteristics to the non-compulsory pilotage area in question but is licensed for any other pilotage area.

(4) The Authority may appoint a person as an observer who is knowledgeable about each pilotage area where the applicant for or holder of a licence or pilotage certificate is to perform pilotage duties and to observe the conduct of any examination by the Board of Examiners and such person may, following the examination, file with the Chairperson of the Authority a written report on the conduct of the examination.