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General Pilotage Regulations — 23.11
23.11 (1) Despite sections 23.9 and 23.10, the owner, master or agent of a ship that is to depart or make a movage may within eight hours after having given the first notice referred to in paragraph 23.9(a) or subparagraph 23.10(1)(a)(i), give a second notice confirming or correcting the estimated time of departure from or movage in any compulsory pilotage area. (2) If a second notice has been given in respect of a ship pursuant to subsection (1), the time of departure or movage of that ship shall not be later than 12 hours from the time that notice was given. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.12
23.12 If the owner, master or agent of a ship gives a notice referred to in subparagraph 23.7(1)(a)(i) or 23.7(1)(b)(i), they shall state, (a) in the case of the first arrival of the ship in the compulsory pilotage area in any calendar year, (i) the name, nationality, call sign and agent of the ship, (ii) the length, breadth, moulded depth, deepest draught, speed, deadweight tonnage and gross tonnage of the ship, and (iii) the immediate and ultimate destinations of the ship within the compulsory pilotage area; and (b) in the case of any subsequent arrival, movage or departure of the ship in the compulsory pilotage area in any calendar year, (i) the name, call sign, deepest draft, the speed of the ship and any changes in the information provided under paragraph (a), and (ii) the immediate and ultimate destinations of the ship within the compulsory pilotage area. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.13
23.13 If a ship has on board one or more pilotage certificate holders who are certified for the compulsory pilotage area through which the ship is to proceed, the master of the ship shall, each time the ship proceeds through the area, state (a) the names of the pilotage certificate holders and the certificate numbers; and (b) the information set out in subparagraphs 23.12(b)(i) and (ii). SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.14
23.14 If in any case referred to in section 23.7, 23.8, 23.9, 23.10 or 23.11, the owner, master or agent of a ship fails without reasonable cause to give the notice required by that section for that case, the Laurentian Pilotage Authority is not required to provide that ship with the services of a pilot. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.15
23.15 The classes of licences and pilotage certificates that may be issued by the Minister are the following: (a) Class A or Class B Montreal Harbour licence or pilotage certificate; (b) Class A, Class B or Class C licence or pilotage certificate; (c) Class D apprentice pilot permit. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.16
23.16 (1) A Class A Montreal Harbour licence or pilotage certificate authorizes its holder to perform pilotage duties on any ship, regardless of size, in District No. 1-1. (2) A Class B Montreal Harbour licence or pilotage certificate authorizes its holder to perform pilotage duties on any ship not exceeding 210 m in length in District No. 1-1. (3) A Class A licence or pilotage certificate authorizes its holder to perform pilotage duties on any ship in District No. 1 or District No. 2 or any part of those districts. (4) A Class B licence or pilotage certificate authorizes its holder to perform pilotage duties (a) in District No. 1 or any part of that district, (i) in the first year after the date on which the holder obtained the licence or pilotage certificate, on any ship not exceeding 195 m in length, and (ii) in the second and any subsequent year after the date on which the holder obtained the licence or pilotage certificate, on any ship not exceeding 215 m in length; and (b) in District No. 2 or any part of that district, on any ship not exceeding a deadweight tonnage of 50,000. (5) A Class C licence or pilotage certificate authorizes its holder to perform pilotage duties (a) in District No. 1 or any part of that district, (i) in the first six months after the date on which the holder obtained the licence or pilotage certificate, on any ship not exceeding 165 m in length, (ii) in the six months after the period referred to in subparagraph (i), on any tanker not exceeding 165 m in length and on any other ship not exceeding 175 m in length, and (iii) in the second and any subsequent year after the date on which the holder obtained the licence or pilotage certificate, on any tanker not exceeding 165 m in length and on any other ship not exceeding 185 m in length; and (b) in District No. 2 or any part of that district, on any ship not exceeding a deadweight tonnage of 30,000. (6) A Class D apprentice pilot permit authorizes its holder to undertake pilotage training in the presence of a licensed pilot on any ship, in District Nos. 1, 1-1 or 2. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.17
23.17 A licence or pilotage certificate that is issued in respect of a district or part of a district within the compulsory pilotage area and on which that district or part is endorsed authorizes its holder to perform pilotage duties only in the district or part of that district indicated on the licence or pilotage certificate. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.18
23.18 A pilotage certificate on which a seasonal limitation is endorsed authorizes its holder to perform pilotage duties only during the season of the year indicated. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.19
23.19 Every applicant for a licence shall (a) have a degree of proficiency in the French and English languages sufficient to carry out their pilotage duties; and (b) have obtained a favourable recommendation in respect of their abilities as a pilot from the corporation of pilots of which they are a member. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.21
ich (I) eight were between any places between Trois-Rivières and Quebec, and (II) six were between Trois-Rivières and Quebec during the winter navigation period determined by the Laurentian Pilotage Authority in accordance with subsection 23.38(3), or (iii) during the 24 months referred to in paragraph (c), in the case of a holder of a licence for District No. 2, at least (A) 15 movages per year in the Harbour of Quebec, (B) five movages per year in the Harbour of Chicoutimi, including Grande-Anse, (C) eight movages per year in the Harbour of Port Alfred, and (D) 113 trips in each year, of which (I) nine were to Chicoutimi or Grande-Anse, (II) 15 were to Port-Alfred, and (III) nine were during the winter navigation period determined by the Laurentian Pilotage Authority in accordance with subsection 23.38(3); (e) in the case of a holder who has obtained a passing mark in the examination referred to in paragraph (a) at the second attempt, have completed, in the appropriate district, while holding a Class D apprentice pilot permit, 150% of the number of dockings, undockings, arrivals, departures, trips or movages required under subparagraphs (3)(d)(i) to (iii), rounded up to the next highest whole number, if necessary; and (f) in the case of a holder who has obtained a passing mark in the examination referred to in paragraph (a) at a third attempt, have completed, in the appropriate district, while holding a Class D apprentice pilot permit, 175% of the number of dockings, undockings, arrivals, departures, trips or movages required under subparagraphs (3)(d)(i) to (iii), rounded up to the next highest whole number, if necessary. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.22
23.22 (1) An applicant for a first pilotage certificate shall, not less than 10 days but not more than 60 days before the date of the examination, submit an application and provide the Minister with true copies of the following: (a) documents that establish that the applicant is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident as set out in subsection 38.1(3) of the Act; (b) the applicant’s birth certificate or other official document showing the date and place of birth of the applicant; (c) diplomas, navigational certificates and documents that establish that the experience at sea service qualifications set out in this Division have been met; (d) the medical report required under Part 1; and (e) a letter of recommendation from (i) the applicant’s most recent employer, if the applicant was employed by that employer for two years or more, or (ii) each of the applicant’s two most recent employers, if the applicant was employed by the most recent employer for less than two years. (2) A pilotage certificate holder who applies for another pilotage certificate shall submit an application and provide the Minister with documents that establish that the holder has met the sea service qualifications set out in this Division for that certificate. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.23
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 first pilotage certificate, the applicant has completed the number of trips and movages required for that part of the district by clauses (1)(d)(ii)(A) to (F) or (1)(d)(iii)(A) to (E); or (b) in the case of an applicant for a pilotage certificate who is the holder of another pilotage certificate, the applicant has completed in that part of the district the number of trips or movages required for the district by subsection (2) or (3). (5) Despite subsections (1) to (3), an applicant need not complete any movages or trips required to be completed during the period beginning on December 1 and ending on the following April 8 if the application is for a pilotage certificate valid only for the period beginning when all light buoys are in place in the part of the channel to which the pilotage certificate relates and ending when the Laurentian Pilotage Authority informs pilotage certificate holders, by a Notice to Mariners or a Navigational Warnings , both published by the Canadian Coast Guard, that the light buoys have been withdrawn. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.24
23.24 Where sea service, trips or movages are required by section 23.23, the service, trip or movage, as the case may be, shall be or have been completed on board a ship of a size that is subject to compulsory pilotage. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.25
23.25 No person shall become the holder of a licence or pilotage certificate if (a) within one year before the date of their application, (i) they were convicted of an offence under the Act, (ii) any licence or pilotage certificate previously held by them was suspended under the Act, or (iii) they were convicted of an offence under section 320.13 or 320.14 of the Criminal Code ; or (b) they have an adverse record in ship handling and performance of pilotage duties. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.26
23.26 (1) Every holder of a licence or pilotage certificate shall (a) continue to hold every certificate that they were required to hold in order to obtain the licence or pilotage certificate; (b) remain medically fit so as to meet the medical examination requirements set out in Part 1; (c) have local knowledge of the district in respect of which they obtained the licence or pilotage certificate, including knowledge of tides, currents, depths of water, anchorages and aids to navigation; (d) have knowledge of harbour and other marine regulations that apply in the district in respect of which they obtained the licence or pilotage certificate, including knowledge of (i) the Collision Regulations , (ii) the measures taken for the control of traffic in the Seaway by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation in accordance with section 99 of the Canada Marine Act , (iii) the Quarantine Regulations , and (iv) the Act and the regulations made under it; and (e) have a good record in ship handling and performance of pilotage duties. (2) In addition to the qualifications required by subsection (1), a holder of a licence or pilotage certificate shall, (a) if the holder’s licence or pilotage certificate was issued in respect of District No. 1-1, pilot each year at least eight movages in that district; (b) if the holder’s licence or pilotage certificate was issued in respect of District No. 1 or District No. 2, pilot each year at least eight one-way trips during the period beginning on April 1 and ending on December 14, and subject to section 23.18, two one-way trips during the period beginning on December 15 and ending on the following March 31, in the district; and (c) on request, provide the Minister with evidence that the holder has complied with the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b). SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.27
23.27 When recruiting apprentice pilots for a particular district, the Laurentian Pilotage Authority shall publish, not less than 30 days before the deadline for receiving applications, on their Internet site or in newspapers that are circulated in the municipalities adjacent to the district, notices stating the number of apprentice pilots that are needed for the district and the date by which the applications must be received. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.28
23.28 To obtain a Class D apprentice pilot permit for District No. 1-1, an applicant shall (a) successfully complete a language examination conducted by the Laurentian Pilotage Authority that demonstrates that they have a degree of proficiency in the French and English languages sufficient to carry out their apprentice pilot duties effectively; (b) undergo a medical examination within the 90 days before the day on which the Class D apprentice pilot permit is issued and meet the health qualifications set out in Part 1; (c) be the holder of a certificate of competency for Master Mariner or Master, Near Coastal; (d) have served on board a ship that is more than 70 m in length or more than 2,000 gross tonnage and have accumulated on board such a ship the experience at sea qualifications set out in section 12; (e) have experience navigating in ice; and (f) obtain a mark of at least 70% on a written examination conducted by the Board of Examiners on general knowledge of near coastal navigation, including knowledge of ship handling, navigational instruments, chartwork, meteorology and ice navigation on the St. Lawrence River. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.29
23.29 To obtain a Class D apprentice pilot permit for District No. 1 or District No. 2, an applicant shall (a) successfully complete a language examination conducted by the Laurentian Pilotage Authority that demonstrates that they have a degree of proficiency in the French and English languages sufficient to carry out their apprentice pilot duties effectively; (b) undergo a medical examination within the 90 days before the day on which the Class D apprentice pilot permit is issued and meet the health qualifications set out in Part 1; (c) either (i) provide an attestation establishing that the applicant has successfully completed, at a recognized institution in Canada, an approved cadet training program as defined in the Marine Personnel Regulations , or (ii) have served as a master of a ship that is more than 70 m in length or more than 2,000 gross tonnage for at least 18 months during the 60 months before the day on which the application is made; (d) be the holder of a certificate of competency for Master Mariner or Master, Near Coastal, have served on board a ship that is more than 70 m in length or more than 2,000 gross tonnage and have accumulated on board such a ship the sea service required under section 12; and (e) obtain a mark of at least 70% on a written examination conducted by the Board of Examiners on general knowledge of near coastal navigation, including knowledge of ship handling, navigational instruments, chartwork, meteorology, ice navigation on the St. Lawrence River and calculation of tides. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.30
23.30 An applicant for a Class D apprentice pilot permit shall, when making the application, provide the Minister with true copies of the following: (a) documents that establish that the applicant is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident as set out in subsection 38.1(3) of the Act; (b) the applicant’s birth certificate or other official document showing the applicant’s date and place of birth; (c) diplomas, navigational certificates and documents that establish that the sea service requirements of this Division have been met; (d) the medical report referred to in Part 1; and (e) either (i) a letter of recommendation (A) from the applicant’s most recent employer, or (B) from each of the applicant’s two most recent employers, if the applicant was employed by the most recent employer for less than two years, or (ii) the applicant’s testimonials of sea service prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Marine Personnel Regulations for the two years preceding the date of the application. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.31
23.31 (1) An applicant for a Class D apprentice pilot permit for District No. 1-1 who holds a pilotage certificate for that district is exempt from the requirements of paragraphs 23.28(a), (b) and (f) and 23.30(a) and (b). (2) An applicant for a Class D apprentice pilot permit for District No. 1 or District No. 2, or any part of those districts, who holds a pilotage certificate for the district or part of the district in respect of which they are an applicant, is exempted from the requirements of paragraphs 23.29(a) to (c) and (e) and 23.30(a) and (b). (3) Despite paragraph 23.21(3)(c), an applicant for a Class C licence for District No. 1 or District No. 2, or any part of those districts, who holds a pilotage certificate for the district or part of the district in respect of which they are an applicant, shall have served at least 12 months as an apprentice pilot and holder of a Class D apprentice pilot permit in the appropriate district. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.32
Transport; and (b) the applicant has successfully completed the tests prepared under the direction of an officer of the Authority in accordance with the document entitled Pilotage Certificate Training for the Laurentian Region (District II Quebec City – Les Escoumins) , TP 13458E, published in November 1999 by the Department of Transport. (9) An applicant shall, (a) in the case of an applicant who takes the examinations referred to in subsection (4) in two stages, successfully complete all the examinations during the 30 months following the day on which the first written examination was successfully completed; (b) in the case of an applicant who takes the examinations referred to in subsection (3) in order to obtain a first licence for District No. 1-1, have 18 months from the day on which a Class D apprentice pilot permit is issued to satisfy all of the requirements for the issuance of that licence; (c) in the case of an applicant who takes the examinations referred to in subsection (3) in order to obtain a first licence for District No. 1 or District No. 2, have 36 months from the day on which a Class D apprentice pilot permit is issued to satisfy all of the requirements for the issuance of that licence; or (d) in the case of an applicant who attends the pilotage training program referred to in paragraph (8)(a), have 30 months following the day on which the first examination taken under paragraph (8)(b) was successfully completed to complete the training program and to successfully complete the remaining examinations. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.33
23.33 (1) An applicant who fails one of the examinations referred to in paragraphs 23.28(f) and 23.29(e) three times is no longer eligible to take those examinations. (2) An applicant who fails one or more of the examinations referred to in subsection 23.32(3) three times is no longer eligible to take those examinations. (3) An applicant who fails the examination referred to in paragraph 23.32(4)(a) three times is no longer eligible to take that examination. (4) An applicant who fails one or more of the examinations referred to in paragraph 23.32(4)(b) three times is no longer eligible to take those examinations. (5) An applicant who has attended the pilotage training program referred to in paragraph 23.32(8)(a) and who fails one or more of the examinations referred to in paragraph 23.32(8)(b) that assess mandatory skills for basic certification four times or who twice fails one or more of the examinations referred to in paragraph 23.32(8)(b) that assess optional skills that can be added to a certificate is no longer eligible to take an examination under the pilotage training program. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.34
23.34 (1) The Board of Examiners that conducts the examinations for licences shall be appointed by the Laurentian Pilotage Authority and shall consist of the following persons: (a) two holders of a certificate of competency for Master Mariner or Master, Near Coastal, one of whom is an officer of that Authority and one of whom is an examiner , as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Marine Personnel Regulations ; 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 examinations set out in paragraphs 23.28(f) and 23.29(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 Laurentian Pilotage Authority and shall consist of the following persons: (a) three holders of a certificate of competency for Master Mariner or Master, Near Coastal, (i) one of whom is an examiner , as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Marine Personnel Regulations , (ii) one of whom is an officer of that Authority, and (iii) one of whom is a pilotage certificate holder for the district or part of the district where the applicant or holder is to pilot or, if no pilotage certificate holder is available, a person who has the skills, knowledge and experience to navigate ships in the district or part of 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 Laurentian Pilotage 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 Laurentian Pilotage 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 Minister a written report on the conduct of the examination. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.35
23.35 The Chairperson of the Board of Examiners shall report to the Minister the results of all examinations, including (a) the name of each person who passed the examination; and (b) the class of licence or pilotage certificate to which each person who passed the examination is entitled. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.36
23.36 The Board of Examiners may conduct examinations for any class of licence or pilotage certificate at any time if the Minister considers it appropriate to meet their needs. SOR/2022-114, s. 6
General Pilotage Regulations — 23.37
23.37 (1) The number of licences that may be issued for District No. 1 is limited to 125. (2) The number of licences that may be issued for District No. 1-1 is limited to 12. (3) The number of licences that may be issued for District No. 2 is limited to 85. SOR/2022-114, s. 6