Pilotage Act 1987 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE A1 U.K. RECOGNITION OF EEA QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE IN RELATION TO PILOTAGE IN INLAND WATERS

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. A1 inserted (30.5.2003) by The Pilotage (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1230), regs. 1, 2(5)

Scope of Schedule and interpretation U.K.

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

F2 Words 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