61Licence renewal criteria

61 Licence renewal criteria

(1) The criteria for renewal of a pilot licence are that the person holding the licence:

(a) holds a pilot licence other than a trainee pilot licence: and

(b) has completed an approved training course within the 4 years before applying for renewal; and

(c) has completed continuing professional development to the satisfaction of AMSA within the 4 years before applying for renewal; and

(d) holds a Certificate of Medical Fitness; and

(e) for a pilot licence other than a check pilot licence — meets the requirements of subsection (2); and

(f) for a check pilot licence — meets the requirements for the unrestricted licence for the pilotage area mentioned in subsection (2) to which the licence is related and has conducted 4 competency assessments in the last 2 years.

Note for paragraph (b) Information about approved training courses is available on AMSA’s website at http://www.amsa.gov.au.

(2) The criteria for renewal of a restricted pilot licence or unrestricted pilot licence held by a person are that:

(a) for a licence to pilot in the Hydrographers Passage pilotage area — the person has performed pilotage duties on at least 8 transits of the area during the 2 years before the application is made, of which:

(i) at least 4 transits have been completed within the 12 months before the renewal; and

(b) for a licence to pilot in the inner route pilotage area — the person has performed pilotage duties on no less than 8 transits of the area during the 2 years before the application is made, of which:

(i) at least 4 transits have been completed in the 12 months before the renewal; and

(c) for a licence to pilot in the Great North East Channel pilotage area — the person has performed pilotage duties on at least 4 transits of the area within the 2 years before the application is made, of which:

(i) at least 2 transits have been completed within the 12 months before the renewal; and

(d) for a licence to pilot in the Whitsundays pilotage area — the person has performed pilotage duties in the area within the 2 years before the application is made; or

(e) for a licence to pilot in the Whitsundays pilotage area permitting anchorage of passenger vessels in cruise ship anchorages — the person has performed pilotage duties of pilot anchoring passenger vessels in cruise ship anchorages in the area within the 2 years before the renewal.

(3) If a person is, under subsection (2), required to undertake a check pilot voyage for eligibility to renew the person’s restricted or unrestricted licence to pilot in a stated pilotage area, the person is taken to have completed the voyage if the person successfully completes a competency assessment for the area on an approved bridge simulator.