Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations

14.1 (1) In addition to meeting the experience at sea qualifications prescribed by the General Pilotage Regulations, an applicant for a licence or a pilotage certificate for a compulsory pilotage area shall, within the five-year period immediately before the date of the application,

• (a) have served on voyages in the compulsory pilotage area for

  • (i) at least 18 months as master,

  • (ii) at least one year as the person in charge of the deck watch and at least one year as master, or

  • (iii) at least three years as the person in charge of the deck watch; or

• (b) have completed in the compulsory pilotage area

  • (i) at least 30 one-way trips as master,

  • (ii) at least 20 one-way trips as master and 20 one-way trips as the person in charge of the deck watch, or

  • (iii) at least 60 one-way trips as the person in charge of the deck watch.

(2) Instead of meeting the additional experience at sea qualifications prescribed by subsection (1), an applicant for a licence for a compulsory pilotage area may, within the two-year period immediately before the date of the application, have successfully completed a familiarity program that is established by the Authority and provides an equivalent degree of experience.