Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A licensed pilot commits an offence if the licensed pilot:
(a) has pilotage charge of a vessel; and
(b) is under the influence of alcohol or a drug.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) that the licensed pilot:
(a) was, at the time of the alleged offence, under the influence of a drug taken by the pilot for medical purposes; and
(b) either:
(i) the pilot took the drug on medical advice and complied with any direction given as part of that advice; or
(ii) the pilot had no reason to believe that the drug might have the influence it did.
(3) A licensed pilot commits an offence if the licensed pilot:
(a) has pilotage charge of a vessel; and
(b) engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct causes, or is likely to cause, the loss or destruction of, or serious damage to, the vessel or any other vessel, a port facility or any other property.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
(4) In this section:
"drug", see section 19(1) of the Traffic Act .