Subject to this Act, the authority may employ such number of pilots as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of providing an adequate and efficient pilotage service.
No person shall be employed as an authority pilot in a pilotage district unless he is in possession of a valid licence to act as a pilot in such district issued under section 29H.
29CA.
Power of Pilotage Committee to license employees of a licensed operator
Pilotage Committee
“Pilotage Committee” means the Pilotage Committee appointed under section 29D;
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act the authority 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 such authority subject to such terms and conditions as the authority thinks fit:
licensed operator
“licensed operator” means a licensed operator licensed under Part III of the Ports (Privatization) 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.
Vessel to be piloted by authority pilot or employee of a licensed operator or an authorized person
vessel
“vessel” includes any ship or boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation;
29CB. (1) No vessel shall be piloted in a pilotage district by any person other than the authority pilot or an employee licensed under subsection 29CA(1) of a licensed operator.
pilotage district
“pilotage district” means any area in the port or approaches to the port declared under section 29A to be a pilotage district;
Notwithstanding subsection (1) the authority may, if it considers expedient, authorize any person to pilot vessels passing through its pilotage district, subject to such terms and conditions as the authority may impose.
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port
“port” means the port specified in the Schedule within the limits declared under section 6 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952;