Section 29D
Appointment and functions of the Pilotage Committee
The authority with the approval of the Minister shall appoint a
Pilotage Committee for the purpose of—
(a)
holding examinations and issuing, on behalf of the authority, licences to act as an authority pilot or as a pilot employed by a licensed operator;
(b)
holding inquiries concerning the conduct of—
(i)
authority pilots;
(ii)
employees, licensed to pilot vessels in a pilotage district pursuant to subsection 29CA(1), of a licensed operator;
(iii)
persons authorized under subsection 29CB(2) to pilot vessels passing through a pilotage district, in the discharge of their duties as directed by the authority and make recommendations thereto;
(c)
investigating and advising on such matters as may be referred to the Committee by the authority; and
(d)
carrying out such other functions as are conferred on the
Pilotage Committee by this Act.