District II Quebec City-Les Escoumins - Transports Canada

1 EVALUATION GUIDE – INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the Evaluation Guide is to set out the specifics of the pilotage certification
examination. It is aimed at evaluators as well as at instructors in the training program preparing
candidates for certification. It covers all the skills in the training program.
Essential skills for qualifying for basic certification are as follows:
1. Planning the passage into the marine district;
2. Navigating a ship in the marine district’s confined waters;
3. Carrying out emergency manoeuvres specific to the marine district.
Skills 4 and 5, which have been added to basic certification, are as follows:
4. Deciding which measures to take for ice navigation;
5. Carrying out docking manoeuvres.
Skill 6, Bridge resource management, does not fall under the purview of the Laurentian
Pilotage Authority.
This Guide consists of two sections. The first section contains general information about
evaluation. The second section contains the evaluation checklists for each test. These tests
measure the extent to which the skills described in the training program have been mastered.
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