Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The CEO may issue
a licence to a person to act as a pilot for a pilotage area only
if —
[(a) deleted]
(b) the
person meets the requirement under subregulation (2) or (4); and
(c) the
person has submitted a certificate of health to the CEO and the CEO is
satisfied on the basis of that certificate that the person does not suffer
from any disability that is likely to affect his or her ability to do what the
licence will entitle him or her to do.
(2) A person meets the
requirements under this subregulation if the person —
(a)
holds a valid certificate of competency, or a valid certificate of
recognition, of the grade of Master issued under Part 3 of the Marine
Orders made under the Navigation Act 1912 (Commonwealth); and
(b) has
satisfactorily completed an approved training course; and
(c) has
completed such number of trips as a pilot acting under the direct supervision
of a licensed pilot, in such conditions and at such times of the day or night,
sufficient to satisfy the CEO that the person —
(i)
has adequate knowledge of the relevant pilotage area; and
(ii)
has adequate skill,
to be licensed as a
pilot.
(3) The CEO cannot be
satisfied of a person’s knowledge and skill under
subregulation (2)(c) unless —
(a) the
trips have been recorded in a log book in an approved form; and
(b) each
trip has been verified in writing by the supervising licensed pilot; and
(c) the
supervising licensed pilot has provided to the CEO a signed statement
attesting to the person’s knowledge and skill.
(4) A person who does
not meet the requirement under subregulation (2) meets the requirement
under this subregulation if the person otherwise possesses the skills and
experience that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the CEO, the
person’s competency to act as a pilot in the pilotage area.
[Regulation 9C inserted: Gazette
4 Jun 2010 p. 2428‑30; amended: Gazette
29 Oct 2010 p. 5332.]