76Issue and renewal of pilotage licence or exemption certificate

76 Issue and renewal of pilotage licence or exemption certificate (1) A pilotage authority may issue or renew a pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate in respect of a pilotage area for which it is the pilotage authority on an application under section 75 if: (a) for a pilotage area within a designated port – the port operator of the port is satisfied of the matters prescribed by regulation; or Ports Management Act 2015 66 (b) otherwise – the pilotage authority is satisfied of those matters. (2) The pilotage authority may, when issuing or renewing a pilotage licence, specify that the licence is subject to one or more of the following conditions: (a) a condition that the licence applies only to specified vessels (including, for example, vessels of a specified size or kind); (b) a condition specifying that the licence only applies to a specified part of the pilotage area. (3) The pilotage authority may, when issuing or renewing a pilotage exemption certificate, specify that the certificate is subject to one or more of the following conditions: (a) a condition that the certificate only applies to: (i) a specified vessel; or (ii) specified vessels (including, for example, vessels of a specified size or kind); (b) a condition specifying that the certificate only applies to specified hours during a day; (c) a condition specifying that the certificate only applies to a specified part of the pilotage area. (4) In addition, the pilotage authority must not issue a pilotage exemption certificate to, or renew a pilotage exemption certificate held by, a person who is not the master of a vessel to which the certificate relates. (5) Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the conditions that may be imposed by the pilotage authority on a pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate. (6) The regulations may provide for: (a) the matters that a pilotage authority or a port operator for a designated port may take into account in making a decision under this section; and (b) a qualification or requirement in relation to any of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a) (including, for example, whether an applicant for a pilotage licence has undertaken a specified number of supervised transits); and Ports Management Act 2015 67 (ba) the medical examination of a licensed pilot in order that his or her fitness to discharge his or her duties may be determined; and (c) a pilotage authority to vary a condition of a pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate.