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[MAT 35,105] Pilot exemption certificate21
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- (a)satisfies the Chief Executive Officer that he or she possesses a valid Certificate of Competency as a Master Class 1;
- (b)submits a valid Certificate of Medical Fitness;
- (c)satisfies the Chief Executive Officer, on written evidence, that on at least 10 occasions inwards and outwards in Suva Harbour or, in the case of Lautoka Harbour, 15 occasions, including at least 6 occasions to Vuda, he or she has served as Master in charge of the navigation of a ship while it was in the pilotage charge of a licensed pilot in the pilotage area for which the pilot exemption certificate is sought;
- (d)submits to the Chief Executive Officer references from 2 of the pilots referred to in paragraph (c) stating that the applicant is recommended to take pilot examination in paragraph (e); and
- (e)satisfies the examiner, appointed by the Chief Executive Officer, that he or she is capable of carrying out the duties of a pilot on the ship to be specified in the pilot exemption certificate in respect of the relevant pilotage area.
(2) A pilot exemption certificate is only valid for the Master the certificate is issued to, for that specific pilotage area and on that particular ship.
(3) The master to whom the pilot exemption certificate is issued shall comply with the limitations endorsed on the pilot exemption certificate.
(4) Any Master who contravenes subregulation (3) commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(5) The Chief Executive Officer may cancel a pilot exemption certificate if it is in the best interest of maritime safety.