South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations63—Duration and renewal of pilotage exemption certificates
(1) Subject to the Act
and these regulations, a pilotage exemption certificate remains in force for
2 years and may be renewed, in accordance with any procedure determined
by the CE, for successive periods of 2 years.
(2) The CE must, on
application made in accordance with these regulations, renew a pilotage
exemption certificate if satisfied—
(a) that
the applicant complies with any eyesight and medical standards required for
the issue of a pilot's licence; and
(b) that
the applicant has navigated a vessel pursuant to the certificate at least as
often as is required for the certificate to remain in force.
(3) Despite
subregulation (2), the CE may renew a pilotage exemption certificate that
has ceased to be in force pursuant to regulation 62(9), or that has
expired, if—
(a) less
than 2 years has elapsed since the certificate ceased to be in force or
expired; and
(b)
subject to this regulation, the CE is satisfied that the applicant has
undertaken the following qualifying voyages in the period since the
certificate ceased to be in force or expired:
(i)
if the application relates to a category 1
certificate—the applicant has undertaken, as operator of a vessel over
35 m in length—
(A) 1 qualifying entry voyage during
daylight hours; and
(B) 1 qualifying exit voyage during
daylight hours; and
(C) if the application includes an
application for an endorsement for night navigation—1 further
qualifying entry voyage during the hours of darkness, and 1 further
qualifying exit voyage during the hours of darkness;
(ii)
if the application relates to a category 2 or 3
certificate—the applicant has undertaken, as operator of a vessel of not
less than the length appropriate to the category of certificate—
(A) if the period since the applicant last
navigated a vessel pursuant to the certificate is less than
12 months—
•
1 qualifying entry voyage during daylight hours; and
•
1 qualifying exit voyage during daylight hours; and
• if the
application includes an application for an endorsement for night
navigation—1 further qualifying entry voyage during the hours of
darkness, and 1 further qualifying exit voyage during the hours of
darkness; or
(B) if the period since the applicant last
navigated a vessel pursuant to the certificate is 12 months or more but
less than 24 months—
•
2 qualifying entry voyages during daylight hours; and
•
2 qualifying exit voyages during daylight hours; and
• if the
application includes an application for an endorsement for night
navigation—2 further qualifying entry voyages during the hours of
darkness and 2 further qualifying exit voyages during the hours of
darkness; or
(C) if the period since the applicant last
navigated a vessel pursuant to the certificate is 24 months or
more—
•
3 qualifying entry voyages during daylight hours; and
•
3 qualifying exit voyages during daylight hours; and
• if the
application includes an application for an endorsement for night
navigation—3 further qualifying entry voyages during the hours of
darkness, and 3 further qualifying exit voyages during the hours of
darkness; and
(c) the
CE is satisfied that the applicant has visited the harbor, or the section of
the harbor, in respect of which the application is made and satisfactorily
updated their knowledge of the harbor and traffic in the harbor.
(4) If the CE is
satisfied that it is impracticable for an applicant for renewal of a pilotage
exemption certificate to complete a required qualifying entry or exit voyage,
the CE may exempt the person from that requirement subject to the condition
that the person complete a further specified qualifying entry or exit voyage.