General Pilotage Regulations — 23.23
23.23 (1) Every applicant for a Class A, Class B or Class C pilotage certificate who is applying for their first pilotage certificate shall (a) have obtained a passing mark in an examination conducted by the Board of Examiners; (b) within 90 days before the oral test portion of the examination referred to in paragraph (a), have been declared medically fit to perform pilotage duties in accordance with Part 1; (c) have served on ships engaged in voyages in the appropriate district, (i) in the case of a certificate for District No. 1-1, at least two years as master, or (ii) in the case of a certificate for District No. 1 or District No. 2, at least (A) one year as master, or (B) three years as deck officer; (d) have completed, (i) in the case of a certificate for District No. 1-1, during each of their years of service as required by paragraph (c), at least 20 movages including six movages in that district during the period beginning on December 1 and ending on the following April 8, (ii) in the case of a certificate for District No. 1, during their years of service as required by paragraph (c), at least (A) 10 movages per year in the Harbour of Quebec, (B) six movages per year in the Harbour of Trois-Rivières, (C) five movages per year in the Harbour of Sorel, (D) 24 one-way trips per year between Montreal and Trois-Rivières, (E) 24 one-way trips per year between Trois-Rivières and Quebec, and (F) six one-way trips per year during the period beginning on December 1 and ending on the following April 8, or (iii) in the case of a certificate for District No. 2, during their years of service as required by paragraph (c), at least (A) 10 movages per year in the Harbour of Quebec, (B) three movages per year in the Harbour of Chicoutimi, (C) two movages per year in the Harbour of Port Alfred, (D) 12 one-way trips per year including six on the Saguenay River, three to Chicoutimi and two to Port Alfred, and (E) six one-way trips per year during the period beginning on December 1 and ending on the following April 8; and (e) have a degree of proficiency in the French and English languages sufficient to carry out effectively their pilotage duties. (2) An applicant for a Class A pilotage certificate who is the holder of a Class B pilotage certificate shall, over the 36 months immediately preceding their application, have completed (a) the movages or trips required each year by paragraph 23.26(2)(a) or (b) in the applicable district; and (b) under the supervision of a holder of a Class A licence or pilotage certificate, on board a ship whose length and deadweight tonnage exceed the maximum for a ship on board which a holder of a Class B pilotage certificate is authorized to perform pilotage duties, (i) eight additional movages in District No. 1-1, in the case of a pilotage certificate for that district, or (ii) 10 additional one-way trips, in District No. 1 or District No. 2, as the case may be, in the case of a pilotage certificate for one of those districts. (3) An applicant for a Class B pilotage certificate who is the holder of a Class C pilotage certificate shall, over the 24 months immediately preceding their application, have completed (a) the movages or trips required each year by paragraph 23.26(2)(a) or (b) in the applicable district; and (b) under the supervision of a holder of a Class B licence or pilotage certificate, on board a ship whose length and deadweight tonnage exceed the maximum for a ship on board which a holder of a Class C pilotage certificate is authorized to perform pilotage duties, (i) eight additional movages in District No. 1-1, in the case of a pilotage certificate for that district, or (ii) 10 additional one-way trips in District No. 1 or District No. 2, as the case may be, in the case of a pilotage certificate for one of those districts. (4) Despite subsections (1) to (3), an applicant may become the holder of a pilotage certificate valid for only a part of a district if (a) in the case of an applicant for a fi