Section 6 - Marine Orders - Part 54: Coastal Pilotage, Issue 4 (Order No. 10 of 2006) - Licensing of pilots

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6 Licensing of pilots

6.1.1 For the purposes of sections 186C and 186E of the Navigation Act, a person being the holder of a valid:

(a) licence; or
(b) restricted licence; or
(c) trainee pilot licence,

issued or renewed under this Part is qualified to perform the duties of a pilot applicable to that licence or restricted licence, as follows:

kind of licence	pilotage duties permitted
licence, valid for the inner route pilotage area	any ship in the inner route pilotage area
licence, valid for Hydrographers Passage pilotage area	any ship in Hydrographers Passage pilotage area
licence, valid for the Great North East Channel pilotage area	any ship in the Great North East Channel pilotage area

kind of licence (continued)	pilotage duties permitted (continued)
licence, valid for the Whitsundays pilotage area	any ship in the Whitsundays pilotage area
licence, valid for the Whitsundays pilotage area to permit anchoring passenger vessels in passenger vessel tourist areas[5]	any ship in the Whitsundays pilotage area; andanchoring passenger vessels in passenger vessel tourist areas
restricted licence, valid for the inner route pilotage area	any ship except:(a) a loaded oil tanker, chemical tanker or gas carrier; or(b) a ship the draught of which exceeds the endorsed draught,in the inner route pilotage area
restricted licence, valid for Hydrographers Passage pilotage area	any ship, except a loaded oil tanker, chemical tanker or gas carrier, in Hydrographers Passage pilotage area
restricted licence, valid for the Great North East Channel pilotage area	any ship except:(a) a loaded oil tanker, chemical tanker or gas carrier; or(b) a ship the draught of which exceeds the endorsed draught,in the Great North East Channel pilotage area
restricted licence, valid for the Whitsundays pilotage area

On initial issue	10.0 metres
After holder has completed 12 transits north of latitude 16 39.91S, with ships of 10 metres draught or less	10.5 metres
After holder has completed a further 6 transits north of latitude 16 39.91S, with ships of 10.5 metres draught or less	11.0 metres
After holder has completed a further 6 transits north of latitude 16 39.91S, with ships of 11 metres draught or less	11.5 metres

On initial issue	10.0 metres
After holder has completed 12 transits west of Alert Patches, with ships of 10 metres draught or less	10.5 metres
After holder has completed a further 6 transits west of Alert Patches, with ships of 10.5 metres draught or less	11.0 metres
After holder has completed a further 6 transits west of Alert Patches, with ships of 11 metres draught or less	11.5 metres