Division 2 Prohibition against unauthorised marine pilots

72   Marine pilots in any port to be licensed

(1)  A person must not act as the marine pilot of a vessel in any port unless the person is the holder of a marine pilot’s licence under this Act and the licence applies to that port.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

Note. A marine pilot’s licence is a marine safety licence—Part 4 deals with the grant and other matters relating to any such licence.

(2)  An unlicensed person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person is training as a marine pilot and is acting under the direct supervision of the holder of a marine pilot’s licence under this Act that applies to the port concerned.

73   Marine pilots in pilotage ports to be provided by pilotage service provider

A person must not act as the marine pilot of a vessel in a pilotage port unless:

(a)  in a case where the pilotage service provider is the Minister, the person has been authorised by the Minister to act as a marine pilot in that pilotage port, or

(b)  in any other case, the person is employed or engaged by the pilotage service provider.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.