sec.166Pilotage exemption certificate

sec.166 Pilotage exemption certificate

The general manager may grant a pilotage exemption certificate to a person for a ship or type of ship for a pilotage area. The procedure for obtaining a pilotage exemption certificate is in chapter 6 , part 2 . The general manager may grant a pilotage exemption certificate to a person only if— the person holds an appropriate licence or certificate of competency to operate the ship, or type of ship, as its master under— the Act ; or a law of the Commonwealth or another State; or for a certificate issued to a person for a foreign registered ship—the law of the country under whose laws the ship is registered; and the person passes a pilotage exemption test comprising— a written test about the person’s knowledge of the pilotage area; and a practical ship-handling test in the pilotage area; and the general manager is reasonably satisfied— the person has completed a reasonable number of voyages in the area as the master, or the chief mate in charge of a navigation watch, of a ship comparable in size to the ship or type of ship; and marine operations in the pilotage area will not be endangered by granting the certificate. The general manager may grant a pilotage exemption certificate only for a ship that is— an Australian registered ship, other than a tank ship of 200m or more; or a foreign registered ship that is a dredging plant, or is part of a dredging plant, and operating in a pilotage area, or part of a pilotage area, stated in a direction of a harbour master under section 88 of the Act . In this section— Australian registered ship means a ship— registered under— the Act ; or the Shipping Registration Act 1981 (Cwlth) ; or a law of another State about the registration of ships; or for which the national regulator has issued a certificate of operation under the national law. chief mate means the second in command of a ship. dredging plant means a ship, a group of ships or a combination of ships, operating solely for the purpose of conducting or assisting dredging operations. foreign registered ship means a ship registered under a law of a foreign country about the registration of ships. tank ship means a ship that is— an oil tanker; or a chemical carrier; or a liquefied gas carrier. (sec.166-ssec.1) The general manager may grant a pilotage exemption certificate to a person for a ship or type of ship for a pilotage area. The procedure for obtaining a pilotage exemption certificate is in chapter 6 , part 2 . (sec.166-ssec.2) The general manager may grant a pilotage exemption certificate to a person only if— the person holds an appropriate licence or certificate of competency to operate the ship, or type of ship, as its master under— the Act ; or a law of the Commonwealth or another State; or for a certificate issued to a person for a foreign registered ship—the law of the country under whose laws the ship is registered; and the person passes a pilotage exemption test comprising— a written test about the person’s knowledge of the pilotage area; and a practical ship-handling test in the pilotage area; and the general manager is reasonably satisfied— the person has completed a reasonable number of voyages in the area as the master, or the chief mate in charge of a navigation watch, of a ship comparable in size to the ship or type of ship; and marine operations in the pilotage area will not be endangered by granting the certificate. (sec.166-ssec.3) The general manager may grant a pilotage exemption certificate only for a ship that is— an Australian registered ship, other than a tank ship of 200m or more; or a foreign registered ship that is a dredging plant, or is part of a dredging plant, and operating in a pilotage area, or part of a pilotage area, stated in a direction of a harbour master under section 88 of the Act . (sec.166-ssec.4) In this section— Australian registered ship means a ship— registered under— the Act ; or the Shipping Registration Act 1981 (Cwlth) ; or a law of another State about the registration of ships; or for which the national regulator has issued a certificate of operation under the national law. chief mate means the second in command of a ship. dredging plant means a ship, a group of ships or a combination of ships, operating solely for the purpose of conducting or assisting dredging operations. foreign registered ship means a ship registered under a law of a foreign country about the registration of ships. tank ship means a ship that is— an oil tanker; or a chemical carrier; or a liquefied gas carrier.