• 13. (1) An examination for a licence or pilotage certificate shall relate to the applicant’s knowledge of the following topics:

  • (a) the pilotage and navigational requirements of each area in which the applicant intends to perform pilotage duties, including knowledge of the currents, depths of water, anchorage areas, aids to navigation and, as applicable, tides;

  • (b) the marine traffic control system, if any, in each area in which the applicant intends to perform pilotage duties;

  • (c) the relevant parts of the Act and the regulations made under it;

  • (d) ship handling, including the related characteristics of a ship and the principles of hydrodynamics;

  • (e) the practical use of all shipboard navigational instruments;

  • (f) the duties, responsibilities and obligations of a pilot; and

  • (g) the relevant customs, port, immigration and pollution regulations.

• (2) If an applicant intends to perform pilotage duties in an area other than the Port of Churchill, Manitoba, the examination shall also relate to the applicant’s knowledge of the Seaway Property Regulations.

• (3) If an applicant intends to perform pilotage duties in the Port of Churchill, Manitoba, the examination shall also relate to the applicant’s knowledge of the Collision Regulations and any regulations respecting the Port of Churchill made under any law of Canada.

13.1 An examination for a licence or pilotage certificate shall be conducted at a place or places determined by the Authority and notice of the examination shall be communicated by the Authority to every applicant for a licence or pilotage certificate.

• 14. (1) A Board of Examiners shall consist of an officer of the Authority, who shall be the Chairperson of the Board, and of the Board members appointed by the Authority under subsection (2) or (3).

• (2) In the case of an applicant for a licence for a compulsory pilotage area, the Authority shall appoint the following Board members:

  • (a) two persons, each of whom holds a licence for the area; and

  • (b) a person who does not hold a licence for the area but is knowledgeable about the area and holds

    • (i) a certificate not lower than master, local voyage, issued under the Canada Shipping Act, or

    • (ii) a certificate not lower than Master, Near Coastal, issued under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.

• (3) In the case of an applicant for a pilotage certificate for a compulsory pilotage area, the Authority shall appoint the following Board members:

  • (a) two persons, each of whom holds a licence or a pilotage certificate for the area; and

  • (b) a person who does not hold a licence or pilotage certificate for the area but is knowledgeable about the area and holds

    • (i) a certificate not lower than master, local voyage, issued under the Canada Shipping Act, or

    • (ii) a certificate not lower than Master, Near Coastal, issued under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.

• (4) The Chairperson of the Board of Examiners shall report to the Authority the results of every examination, including

  • (a) the name of each person who passed the examination; and

  • (b) the class of licence or pilotage certificate to which a person who passed the examination is entitled.