Laurentian Pilotage Authority Regulations

28 (1) For the purpose of determining whether an applicant for a licence or pilotage certificate or the holder of a licence or pilotage certificate meets the requirements of these Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, the Authority shall assess each application for a licence or pilotage certificate and the record of each holder and shall provide the Board of Examiners with

• (a) a list of applicants for a first licence or first pilotage certificate who meet the requirements of the General Pilotage Regulations and these Regulations, other than the requirement to pass the examination conducted by the Board of Examiners, accompanied by the documents referred to in subsection 21(1);

• (b) a list of holders of a licence or pilotage certificate who are applying for another licence or pilotage certificate and who meet the requirements of the General Pilotage Regulations and these Regulations, other than the requirement to pass the examination conducted by the Board of Examiners, accompanied by the documents referred to in subsection 21(2); and

• (c) a list of holders in respect of whom the Authority has reason to believe might not meet the requirements of paragraph 25(1)(c) or (d).

(2) Subject to subsection (7), the Board of Examiners shall

• (a) conduct the examination described in subsection (3) of the applicants referred to in paragraph (1)(a);

• (b) conduct an examination of the holders referred to in paragraph (1)(b) on their local knowledge of the district or part of the district where they are to pilot; and

• (c) conduct an examination of the holders referred to in paragraph (1)(c) on the requirements of paragraphs 25(1)(c) or (d).

(3) The examination of applicants that must be conducted for a first licence or first pilotage certificate shall consist of

• (a) a first written test on local knowledge of the district or part of the district where the applicant is to pilot, with respect to the following elements, namely,

  • (i) practical knowledge of radar interpretation,

  • (ii) knowledge of applicable regulations made under the Canada Shipping Act respecting harbours and ports,

  • (iii) knowledge of the Collision Regulations,

  • (iv) general knowledge of ships,

  • (v) the Act and regulations made pursuant to the Act that are applicable in the Laurentian Pilotage Authority Region, and

  • (vi) the duties, functions and responsibilities of a pilot in a compulsory pilotage area;

• (b) subject to subsection (4), a second written test and an oral test on ship handling and on local knowledge of the district or part of the district where the applicant is to pilot; and

• (c) in the case of an applicant for a first pilotage certificate, a language test to demonstrate that the applicant is able to effectively carry out the duties of a pilotage certificate holder in English and French.

(4) An applicant must successfully complete the written tests before taking the oral test.

(5) To pass the examination, an applicant must

• (a) obtain a mark of at least 70% on each written test; and

• (b) obtain a mark of at least 70% on the oral test, by showing a knowledge of ship handling and local knowledge of the district or part of the district where the applicant is to pilot that will enable them to effectively and safely carry out the duties of a licensed pilot or pilotage certificate holder.

(6) Despite subsection (4), an applicant who applies for a first pilotage certificate or first license for District No. 2 is not required to take the written tests described in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) if

• (a) the applicant has attended the pilotage training program established by the Authority and given by the Institut maritime du Québec, described in the document entitled Pilotage Certificate Training for the Laurentian Region (District II Quebec City – Les Escoumins), TP 13458E, published in November 1999 by the Department of Transport; and

• (b) the applicant has successfully completed the tests prepared under the direction of an officer of the Authority in accordance with the document entitled Pilotage Certificate Training for the Laurentian Region (District II Quebec City – Les Escoumins), TP 13458E, published in November 1999 by the Department of Transport.

(7) An applicant shall

• (a) in the case of an applicant who takes the tests referred to in subsection (3) in two stages, successfully complete all the tests during the 30 months following the day on which the first written test was successfully completed; or

• (b) in the case of an applicant who attends the pilotage training program at the Institut maritime du Québec, successfully complete all the tests described in paragraph 6(b) and the tests described in paragraphs 3(b) and (c) during the 30 months following the day on which the first test was successfully completed.