Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PORT AUTHORITIES REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 56

56 .         Revalidation of pilotage exemption certificates

        (1)         The harbour master is to revalidate the expired pilotage exemption certificate of an applicant who —

            (a)         applies in accordance with regulation 55; and

            (b)         satisfies the harbour master —

                  (i)         in an examination approved by the port authority, that the applicant has an adequate knowledge of those matters that the port authority considers relevant to the safe movement of vessels into, within and out of its port; and

                  (ii)         in relation to any other matter that the port authority considers relevant to show that the applicant is competent and suitably qualified to move a vessel under the authority of a pilotage exemption certificate.

        (2)         The harbour master is to make available to a person who requests it written information explaining what is required to satisfy the harbour master under subregulation (1)(b).

        (3)         A pilotage exemption certificate that is revalidated under this regulation has the same effect as it did immediately before it expired.

        (4)         A person whose pilotage exemption certificate —

            (a)         expires under regulation 54; and

            (b)         is not revalidated within 6 months after that expiry,

                may apply for a new pilotage exemption certificate under regulation 50 if the person is eligible under regulation 49.