Penang Port Commission Act 1955 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part V · Duties and Powers of the Commission
70C. Commission to employ pilots
Feedback & supportSubject to this Act, the Commission may employ such number of pilots as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of providing an adequate and efficient pilotage service.
Commission
“Commission” means the Penang Port Commission established and incorporated under this Act;
No person shall be employed as a Commission pilot in a pilotage district unless he is in possession of a valid licence to act as a pilot in that district issued under section 70H.
Commission pilot
“Commission pilot” means a pilot employed by the Commission pursuant to section 70C;
70CA.
Power of Pilotage Committee to license employees of a licensed operator
Pilotage Committee
“Pilotage Committee” means the Pilotage Committee appointed under section 70D;
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act the Commission may, if it considers expedient, authorize the Pilotage
Committee to issue a licence to any employee of a licensed operator to pilot vessels in a pilotage district of the Commission subject to such terms and conditions as the Commission thinks fit:
licensed operator
“licensed operator” means a licensed operator licensed under Part III of the Ports (Privatisation) Act 1990;
Provided that no such licence shall be issued to any such employee unless the Pilotage Committee has examined the employee and be satisfied as to the employee’s general fitness and competency, including his physical fitness to act as a pilot for the licensed operator.
A licence issued under subsection (1) shall cease to be valid if the employee to whom it was issued ceases to be employed by the licensed operator.
70CB.
Vessel to be piloted by Commission pilot or licensed person
vessel
“vessel” includes any ship or boat or by other description of vessel used in navigation;
No vessel shall be piloted in a pilotage district by any person other than the Commission pilot or a person licensed under subsection 70CA(1).
pilotage district
“pilotage district” means any area in the port or the approaches to the port declared under section 70A to be a pilotage district;