29. (1) An applicant who fails one or more of the tests referred to in paragraphs 26.1(f) and 26.2(e) and subsection 28(2.1) three times is no longer eligible to take those tests.

(2) An applicant who fails one or more of the tests referred to in subsection 28(3) three times is no longer eligible to take those tests.

(3) An applicant who fails the tests referred to in paragraph 28(6)(b) three times is no longer eligible to take those tests.

30. (1) The Board of Examiners that conducts the examinations for licences shall be appointed by the Authority and shall consist of the following persons:

• (a) two holders of a certificate of competency not lower than master, intermediate voyage issued under the Canada Shipping Act or Master, Near Coastal, one of whom is an officer of the Authority and one of whom is an examiner, as defined in section 1 of the Marine Personnel Regulations, of the Department of Transport; and

• (b) three licensed pilots, each of whom is

  • (i) knowledgeable about the district or part of the district where the applicant or holder is to pilot, except in the case of the written tests set out in paragraphs 26.1(f) and 26.2(e), and

  • (ii) nominated by the corporation of pilots of which they are a member.

(2) The Board of Examiners that conducts the examinations for pilotage certificates shall be appointed by the Authority and shall consist of the following persons:

• (a) three holders of a certificate of competency not lower than master, intermediate voyage issued under the Canada Shipping Act or Master, Near Coastal,

  • (i) one of whom is an examiner, as defined in section 1 of the Marine Personnel Regulations, of the Department of Transport,

  • (ii) one of whom is an officer of the Authority, and

  • (iii) one of whom is the holder of a pilotage certificate for the district or part of the district where the applicant or holder is to pilot or, if no holder of a pilotage certificate is available, a person who has the skills, knowledge and experience to navigate ships in the district effectively and safely; and

• (b) two licensed pilots, each of whom is

  • (i) knowledgeable about the district or part of the district where the applicant or holder is to pilot, and

  • (ii) nominated by the corporation of pilots of which they are a member.

(3) The officer of the Authority appointed in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a), as the case may be, shall act as chairperson of the Board of Examiners.

(4) The Authority shall appoint a person who is knowledgeable about each pilotage district where the applicant or holder is to pilot to observe the conduct of any examination by the Board of Examiners and the person shall, following the examination, file with the Chairman of the Authority a written report on the conduct of the examination.