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

• (2) Where 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) where it appears to the Authority that an applicant for a licence meets the requirements of these Regulations, other than the examination referred to in section 10, and of the General Pilotage Regulations, the applicant shall be given an opportunity to be examined by the Board of Examiners.

• (4) The Authority shall

  • (a) where 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 prevail in the pilotage area;

  • (c) the marine regulations as they apply to the pilotage area and to the ships navigating therein; and

  • (d) such other matters that are relevant to a determination as to whether the candidate meets the requirements of these 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.

• 12. (1) No person who is an applicant for a licence shall become the holder of a licence if, within one year before making the application for the licence,

  • (a) that person was convicted of an offence under the Act;

  • (b) a licence issued under the authority of the Act, other than a licence as defined in these Regulations and held by that person, was suspended under section 17 of the Act; or

  • (c) that person was convicted of an offence under paragraph 233(1)(b), paragraph 237(a) or (b) or subsection 242(4) of the Criminal Code.

• (2) No person shall become the holder of a licence if that person at any time had a poor record in ship handling or in the performance of pilotage duties.