Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated RegulationsFor the purposes of section 158 of the Act, in relation to a pilotage area, a ship that is:
(a) less than 25 metres in length not being a tug with a vessel or barge in tow;
(b) under the pilotage charge of an exempt seaman;
(c) declared by the pilotage authority, by notice in the Gazette, to be an exempt ship; or
(d) a ship of a class which has been declared by the pilotage authority, by notice in the Gazette , to be exempt,
is exempt from the requirement to take or have on board a licensed pilot.