• 9. (1) Each person who is an applicant for a licence shall be examined in the manner set out in section 10.

• (2) If the Authority has grounds to believe that a person who is a holder of a licence no longer meets the qualifications for the holder of a licence, the Authority may require that person to be examined in the manner set out in section 10.

• (3) Subject to subsection (4), an applicant for a licence shall be given an opportunity to be examined by the Board of Examiners if the applicant meets the requirements of

  • (a) these Regulations, other than the examination referred to in section 10;

  • (b) the Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations, other than the examination referred to in section 19 of those Regulations; and

  • (c) the General Pilotage Regulations.

• (4) The Authority shall

  • (a) if there is a need for the services of a greater number of licence holders than are available to provide pilotage services in the pilotage area, provide the Board of Examiners with

    • (i) the names of the applicants who, in accordance with the requirements of section 7, are eligible for examination, and

    • (ii) the documents and other written statements referred to in section 7 in respect of those applicants; and

  • (b) in the circumstances set out in subsection (2), provide the Board of Examiners with the names of the persons to be examined.

• 10. (1) An examination conducted by the Board of Examiners shall consist of both oral and written parts and shall include questions relating to

  • (a) the matters, documents and other material referred to in paragraphs 6(b) and (c);

  • (b) the navigation and handling of ships under the various conditions that occur in non-compulsory waters;

  • (c) any marine regulations that apply to non-compulsory waters and to the ships that navigate in those waters; and

  • (d) any other matters that are relevant to a determination as to whether the candidate meets the requirements of these Regulations, the Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations.

• (2) To pass the examination referred to in subsection (1), a candidate shall obtain an overall average of at least 70 per cent in the examination and an average of at least 60 per cent in each part thereof.

11. The Chairman of the Board of Examiners shall report to the Authority the results of all examinations, including the names of all persons who passed the examinations and, subject to section 12, the Authority shall thereupon issue a licence to each of those persons.