General Pilotage Regulations (SOR/2000-132)

Maintaining Qualifications

• 24.22 (1) The holder of a licence must

  • (a) remain fit to perform pilotage duties in accordance with the medical requirements set out in Part 1;

  • (b) maintain and, if possible, improve their competence with respect to pilotage duties;

  • (c) hold valid certificates of competency and valid certificates issued under the Radiocommunication Act, if they were required for the issuance of the licence;

  • (d) maintains valid training certificates, if they were required for the issuance of the licence; and

  • (e) complete, every year, at least five one-way trips in each compulsory pilotage area for which the licence was issued.

• (2) Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply in respect of a licence for the Port of Churchill, Manitoba.

24.23 The holder of a pilotage certificate must

• (a) remain fit to perform pilotage duties in accordance with the medical requirements set out in Part 1;

• (b) maintain and, if possible, improve their competence with respect to pilotage duties;

• (c) hold valid certificates of competency and valid certificates issued under the Radiocommunication Act, if they were required for the issuance of the pilotage certificate;

• (d) maintain valid training certificates, if they were required for the issuance of the pilotage certificate;

• (e) complete, in the three-year period after the date of issuance of the certificate, in the capacity of master or deck watch officer, at least 10 one-way trips in the compulsory pilotage area for which the pilotage certificate was issued; and

• (f) provide, at the request of the Minister, satisfactory evidence that the holder has complied with the requirements of paragraph (e).

Further Training

24.24 A holder of a licence or pilotage certificate shall, at the direction of the Minister, undergo further training

• (a) to enable the holder to meet any new qualifications required under this Division; or

• (b) to improve the holder’s competence with respect to pilotage duties, if the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority or the Minister has reason to believe that the holder may have become a safety risk by virtue of loss of competence in the performance of any pilotage duty.

Shipping Incident

• 24.25 (1) In the case of a ship involved in an incident in a compulsory pilotage area, the holder of a licence or pilotage certificate who was on board the ship and any other person who had the conduct of the ship at the time the incident occurred shall immediately report to the Minister by the fastest means available all known details of the incident including any pollution or threat of pollution in the case where the ship

  • (a) causes the loss of or damage to any other ship or property located in or adjacent to the waters in that area, whether or not loss or damage results to the ship; or

  • (b) is damaged, stranded, lost or abandoned or is in any manner involved in an incident that may directly or indirectly cause damage to or pollution of the surrounding environment.

• (2) Every report referred to in subsection (1) shall set out all information in respect of the incident that is known to the person making the report, including any pollution or threat of pollution.

• (3) Where a report referred to in subsection (1) cannot be made directly to the Minister, it shall be made to the nearest maritime traffic control centre.

• (4) Every person who makes a report referred to in subsection (1) shall, as soon as possible after making the report, attend before an officer of the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority and make a written report of the incident on a form provided by the Minister.

• (5) Every report made under subsection (1) or (4) shall be confidential and shall not be released by the Minister to any person without the prior consent of the person who made the report.

DIVISION 4Pacific Pilotage Authority Region

Interpretation

25 This Division sets out the provisions applicable to the Pacific Pilotage Authority’s region that are in addition to the ones set out in Part 1.

25.1 The following definitions apply in this Division.

Area 1

Area 1 means the compulsory pilotage area described in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 5. (zone 1)

Area 2

Area 2 means the compulsory pilotage area described in paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 5. (zone 2)

Area 3

Area 3 means the compulsory pilotage area described in paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 5. (zone 3)

Area 4

Area 4 means the compulsory pilotage area described in paragraph 1(d) of Schedule 5. (zone 4)

Area 5

Area 5 means the compulsory pilotage area described in paragraph 1(e) of Schedule 5. (zone 5)

coastal trade

coastal trade means the regular employment and operation of ships in the waters of the Pacific Pilotage Authority’s region, the waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the coastal waters of the State of Alaska not west of Cook Inlet. (cabotage)

committee of examiners

committee of examiners means a committee of examiners appointed under section 25.20 to conduct examinations for any class of licence or pilotage certificate or for the apprenticeship system. (commission d’examen)

dangerous goods

dangerous goods has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992. (marchandises dangereuses)

day of service

day of service means a period of watchkeeping duty performed over a period of 12 hours that are not necessarily consecutive. (jour de service)

familiarization trip

familiarization trip means a voyage in a compulsory pilotage area on board a ship during which an applicant for a licence or pilotage certificate observes the licensed pilot assigned to the ship. (voyage d’entraînement)

ferry

ferry means a ship or an arrangement of ships that carries passengers or goods according to a fixed schedule between terminals. (traversier)

marine occurrence

marine occurrence has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act. (accident maritime)

movage

movage means the moving of a ship wholly within a harbour or port from one anchored or moored position to another or back to the same position, but does not include the warping of a ship from one berth to another solely by means of mooring lines unless a pilot is employed, and includes anchoring of a ship while en route between one harbour, port or pilot boarding station and another due to stress of weather, tidal conditions, safety of the ship or crew, waiting berth availability or waiting due to minor engine or equipment repairs performed by ship’s personnel that are considered reasonable engine or equipment maintenance. (déplacement)

person in charge of the deck watch

person in charge of the deck watch means a person who has the immediate charge of the navigation, manoeuvring, operation or safety of a ship, but does not include a pilot. (personne responsable du quart à la passerelle)

pilot boarding station

pilot boarding station means a place used for the purpose of embarking or disembarking pilots. (station d’embarquement de pilotes)

Second Narrows Traffic Control Zone

Second Narrows Traffic Control Zone means the part of Area 2 that is enclosed within a line drawn 000° from the fixed light on the northeastern end of Terminal Dock to the North Vancouver shoreline at Neptune Terminals and a line drawn 000° from Berry Point Light (approximately 2.4 km east of the CN bridge on the South Shore of the Port of Vancouver) to the North Shore on the opposite side of the channel. (zone de contrôle de la circulation de Second Narrows)

tug

tug means a ship used for towing or pushing purposes. (remorqueur)

voyage

voyage includes a passage or trip of a ship and any movement of a ship from one place to another but does not include a movage. (voyage)

warping

warping means the moving of a ship from one berth to another solely by means of mooring lines. (halage)

Compulsory Pilotage Areas

25.2 The areas described in Schedule 5 are established as compulsory pilotage areas within the Pacific Pilotage Authority’s region.

Experience at Sea Qualifications

• 25.3 (1) An applicant for a licence or pilotage certificate for Area 1 must

  • (a) hold a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (d) of the Marine Personnel Regulations;

  • (b) have completed 10 familiarization trips before the day on which the application is made; and

  • (c) before the day on which the applicant requests an examination referred to in section 25.22, have completed in the Pacific Pilotage Authority region, on board a ship of at least 25 gross tonnage or 50 tonnes light displacement, at least

    • (i) 700 days of service, including at least 250 days in Area 1, as a master while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (g) of the Marine Personnel Regulations, or

    • (ii) 365 days of service, including at least 250 days in Area 1, as a master while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (g) of the Marine Personnel Regulations and at least an additional 547 days as a deck officer while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (g) and (i) to (n) of those Regulations.

• (2) An applicant for a licence or pilotage certificate for Area 2, 3, 4 or 5 must hold a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (d) of the Marine Personnel Regulations and have completed, before the day on which the application is made,

  • (a) 10 familiarization trips and a total of least 700 days of service in at least two of Areas 2, 3, 4 and 5 on board a ship of at least 25 gross tonnage or 50 tonnes light displacement as a master while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (d) of the Marine Personnel Regulations;

  • (b) 15 familiarization trips and, in at least two of Areas 2, 3, 4 and 5 on board a ship of at least 25 gross tonnage or 50 tonnes light displacement, a total of

    • (i) at least 365 days of service as a master while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (d) of the Marine Personnel Regulations, and

    • (ii) at least an additional 547 days of service as a deck officer while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (f) and (i) to (l) of the Marine Personnel Regulations;

  • (c) 20 familiarization trips and a total of at least 1,000 days of service in at least two of Areas 2, 3, 4 and 5 on board a ship of at least 25 gross tonnage or 50 tonnes light displacement as a deck officer while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (f) and (i) to (l) of the Marine Personnel Regulations; or

  • (d) 30 familiarization trips and a total of at least 1,000 days of service,

    • (i) at least 635 of which were in at least two of Areas 2, 3, 4 and 5 on board a ship of at least 25 gross tonnage or 50 tonnes light displacement as a deck officer while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (f) and (i) to (l) of the Marine Personnel Regulations, and

    • (ii) the remainder of which were

      • (A) outside Areas 2, 3, 4 and 5 on board a ship of at least 100 gross tonnage as a deck officer while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(a) to (f) and (i) to (l) of the Marine Personnel Regulations, or

      • (B) in at least two of Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5 on board a ship of at least 25 gross tonnage or 50 tonnes light displacement as a master while holding a certificate referred to in any of paragraphs 100(g) and (p) to (r) of the Marine Personnel Regulations.

• (3) At least 100 of the total days of service required by subsections (1) and (2) shall be completed within the 24 months before the day on which the application is made.

• (4) An applicant for a pilotage certificate for Area 2, 3, 4 or 5 shall have completed at least 250 of the total days of service required by subsection (2) in the Area for which the certificate is sought.