South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations60—Licensing of pilots—qualifications
(1) For the purposes
of section 33 of the Act, a person is qualified to be licensed as a pilot
if—
(a) the
person holds—
(i)
a certificate of competency under the Marine Safety
(Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of a kind specified by the CE for
the purposes of this paragraph that is in force; or
(ii)
a seafarer's certificate under the Navigation Act 2012 of
the Commonwealth; or
(iii)
a qualification under the law of some other place
recognised under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law
or the Navigation Act 2012 of the Commonwealth as equivalent to such a
certificate of competency or seafarer's certificate; and
(b) the
person has such experience or knowledge in relation to the operation of
vessels in the harbor in respect of which the application is made as may be
required by the CE, after consultation with the relevant port operator, for
the purposes of this paragraph; and
(c) the
person's eyesight complies with the following requirements:
(i)
in the case of a person who does not use corrective
lenses—the person must be able to read without the aid of corrective
lenses all letters on the fifth line of a letter card based on the Snellen
principle;
(ii)
in the case of a person who uses corrective lenses—
(A) the person must be able to read with
the aid of corrective lenses all letters on the sixth line of the letter card
based on the Snellen principle and read without the aid of corrective lenses
all letters on the fourth line of the card; and
(B) the sight in the person's better eye
must not be worse than 6/6 on the basis of the Snellen principle;
(iii)
the person must not suffer from a progressive eye
disorder;
(iv)
the person must be able to easily distinguish variously
coloured lanterns; and
(d) the
person does not suffer any mental or physical impairment that may, in the
opinion of the CE (formed after consultation with the relevant port operator),
affect their ability to perform the duties of a pilot.
(2) For the purposes
of determining whether a person—
(a) has
the required knowledge in relation to the operation of vessels in the harbor
in respect of which an application for a licence is made; or
(b) can
easily distinguish variously coloured lanterns,
the CE may require the person to satisfactorily pass an examination set by the
CE.
(3) A pass in an
examination remains valid for the purposes of this regulation for a period of
12 months from the date of the examination, unless the CE determines
otherwise.
(4) If a person fails
an examination, the CE may determine that no further attempt may be made by
that person for a specified period.