Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A person may apply
to the harbour master for a pilotage exemption certificate in respect of a
port if the person is entitled to reside permanently in Australia under an Act
of the Commonwealth and the person complies with subregulations (2), (3)
and (4).
(2) A person complies
with this subregulation if the person holds —
(a) a
Master Class 1 or Class 2 certificate of competency issued under the
Navigation Act; or
(b) a
Master Class 3 or Class 4 certificate of competency issued under the Marine
Act,
or a certificate of
competency or other qualification recognised by the port authority as
equivalent to a certificate of competency mentioned in this subregulation.
(3) A person complies
with this subregulation if, within 12 months before the date of the
application, the person —
(a) has
been the master of a vessel under the control of a pilot on at least the
approved number of occasions when the vessel was moved into, and on at least
the approved number of occasions when the vessel was moved out of, the port;
or
(b) has
been the first mate of a vessel under the control of a pilot or under the
command of an exempt master on at least the approved number of occasions when
the vessel was moved into, and on at least the approved number of occasions
when the vessel was moved out of, the port, on each occasion remaining on duty
on the bridge of the vessel while it was so moved.
(4) A person complies
with this subregulation if the person has a written record, verified by the
signature of the harbour master, for each occasion referred to in
subregulation (3)(a) or (b), as the case requires, of —
(b) the
length overall and gross registered tonnage of the vessel; and
(c) the
time and date when the vessel was moved.
(5) In this
regulation —
approved means approved by the port authority.