Textual Amendments
F1Sch. A1 inserted (30.5.2003) by The Pilotage (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1230), regs. 1, 2(5)
1.(1)This Schedule applies where a competent harbour authority receives an application for authorisation, or has authorised a person, under section 3(1) of this Act to act as a pilot—
(a)in inland waters only; or
(b)in inland waters and other waters.
(2)In this Schedule—
“adaptation period” means a period during which the applicant acts as a pilot under the supervision of a pilot authorised by the competent harbour authority, with or without undertaking further education and training, with the aim of assessing his ability to act as a pilot in the United Kingdom;
“aptitude test” means a test of the applicant’s professional knowledge conducted by the competent harbour authority with the aim of assessing his ability to act as a pilot in the United Kingdom; and
[F2“EEA State” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978]]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. A1 para. 1(2) substituted (29.11.2019) by The Pilotage Act 1987 (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1305), regs. 1, 2