73Pilotage not required in certain cases

73 Pilotage not required in certain cases (1AA) Sections 70 and 71 do not apply to a vessel if: (a) the vessel is a vessel, or of a class of vessel, declared to be exempt under section 64 and the conditions of the exemption, if any, are satisfied; or (b) the master of the vessel holds a pilotage exemption certificate and the conditions of the certificate, if any, are satisfied. (1) In addition, sections 70 and 71 do not apply to a vessel if, in the opinion of the relevant entity, it is necessary, having regard to the Ports Management Act 2015 65 safety of the vessel or of a person on board the vessel, for the vessel to be immediately brought into, moved within or taken out of a compulsory pilotage area. (1A) As soon as practicable after a vessel is brought into, moved within or taken out of a compulsory pilotage area within a designated port under subsection (1), the relevant entity must give notice to: (a) if the relevant entity is the pilotage authority for the compulsory pilotage area – the port operator of the designated port; or (b) if the relevant entity is the port operator of the designated port – the pilotage authority for the compulsory pilotage area. (2) In this section: relevant entity means the pilotage authority for the compulsory pilotage area or the port operator of any designated port within which the compulsory pilotage area is situated.