Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations

18 An applicant for a licence or a pilotage certificate shall, not less than 14 days and not more than 60 days before the date of the examination, provide the Authority with

• (a) documents establishing that the applicant is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident as described in paragraph 22(2)(b) of the Act;

• (b) a birth certificate or other official document showing the date and place of birth of the applicant;

• (c) documents establishing the navigational qualifications of the applicant;

• (d) documents confirming, in the case of an applicant for a pilotage certificate, that he or she meets the experience at sea qualifications prescribed by sections 14.1 and 14.2;

• (e) a written report of the results of the medical examination referred to in section 4 of the General Pilotage Regulations; and

• (f) a letter of recommendation that includes information about the applicant’s history of ship handling and navigation from

  • (i) the applicant’s most recent employer, if the applicant was employed by that employer for more than two years, or

  • (ii) each of the applicant’s two most recent employers, if the applicant was employed by the most recent employer for less than two years.