New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE PILOTAGE LICENSING ACT 1971 - SECT 7

7 Granting of licences and certificates

(1) The Director-General may, subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be prescribed, grant:

(a) a licence to any person to conduct ships to which the person does not belong, and

(b) a pilotage exemption certificate or a certificate of local knowledge to any person.

(1A) A certificate of local knowledge may only be issued to a person who holds a certificate of competency under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979 .

(2) A licence or a certificate shall:

(a) be in such form as the Director-General may determine,

(b) state the port or ports, or portions thereof, to which it applies, and

(c) state or have endorsed thereon any other restriction on its application imposed by the Director-General under section 8.

(3) A certificate may consist of an endorsement on a certificate of competency under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979 instead of a separate document.