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Section: 14 Rev No. 02 Title: Pilot Exemption Certificate Issue No. a 14.2.1 Contributions from Masters and Mates The owner of every vessel, the Master or Mate of which for the time being holds a Pilotage Certificate, shall on every occasion that such Master or Mate shall navigate his vessel within the limits of the Port pay to the Authority 20 per cent of the Pilotage Dues which would have been payable in the Port, if the Master or Mate had not held a Pilotage Certificate, up to a maximum of 200 acts. No such contribution shall be payable in respect of such vessels moving within the Inner Harbour for the purpose of changing from one berth to another berth or of being taken into or out of any Dry Dock. 14.2.2 Monthly Returns by Masters and Mates A Certified Officer shall within fourteen days next after the expiry of each calendar month, make a return in writing to the Harbour Master of the occasions during the calendar month immediately preceding on which he shall have navigated vessels within the limits of the Port with the names and all needful particulars of the vessels so navigated. To facilitate the making of these returns pre-printed forms are available from the Harbour Office. 14.2.3 Charges for Pilotage Exemption Certificates as per BHC Schedule of Charges book. Any Certificated Officer who has lost his Certificate shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Harbour Master stating the circumstances under which the Certificate was lost and the Harbour Master may, if he thinks fit, issue to such Certificated Officer a duplicate certificate. 14.2.4 Accident or Damage A Certified Officer, if any accident or damage has happened to or been caused by a vessel in his charge whilst within the limits of the Port shall as soon as practicable report the facts in writing to the Harbour Master. 14.2.5 Reporting A Certified Officer who shall observe any alteration in any of the banks or channels, or that any buoys, beacons or perches have been driven away, broken down, damaged, or are out of place, or any circumstance affecting the safety of navigation shall, as soon as practicable, report the fact to the Harbour Master. Date: 08.01.09 Page: 35 Doc: MSMS-Pilotage Manual
Section: 14 Rev No. 02 Title: Pilot Exemption Certificate Issue No. a 14.2.6 Examination Criteria An exam (Appendix 12) will take place after checking the ticket validity, the acceptable medical fitness certificate and the discharge book to prove that the candidate is Master or Mate on vessel. General Knowledge is required of the following: 1. Knowledge of vessel. 1.1. LOA 1.2. Draft 1.3. Thrusters 1.4. Any unusual manoeuvring characteristics. 1.5. Air draft (if applicable). 1.6. Description of usual berth. 2. Entry requirements for arrival at Belfast. 2.1. Reporting procedures, ETA, dangerous goods, defects. 2.2. ISPS. 2.3. Notice to Mariners. 2.4. Knowledge of MSMS and its implications. 2.5. Waste 2.6. Passage plan (Appendix 6). 3. Arrival into Lough. Lights (Appendix 9), anchor positions, other traffic. 3.1. Transit into harbour giving lights on one side of channel. 3.2. Navigation marks number 5 and 9. 3.3. Courses and distances. 3.4. Lights in the turning circle. 3.5. And one channel to the South. 3.6. One-way system. What is it? When? 3.7. Gas pipeline and Contingency Plan. 3.8. Turning circle sizes. 4. Traffic knowledge, Ferries and Berths (Appendix 2). 4.1. Dry docks. 4.2. Alternative berths and port geography. 4.3. Tide ranges, rates, fresh effect. 4.4. Reduced visibility. 5. Pilots manoeuvring questions. 5.1. Shifting to lay-by berth. 6. Channel priorities. 6.1. Areas of special concern; Barnett’s cut, Richardson Wharf (acid). 7. Tugs and boats available for use. 7.1. Fending differences. 8. Departure procedure. 9. PEC requirements for reporting defects, alterations, dangerous occurrences. 10. Blind pilotage and bridge manning. Date: 08.01.09 Page: 36 Doc: MSMS-Pilotage Manual
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