Pilotage Issues Report to the Minister of Transport
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Review of Pilotage Issues Report to the Minister of Transport Canadian Transportation Agency August 31, 1999 © Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1999 Printed and bound in Canada The CTA report is available on the Agency’s Web site www.cta-otc.gc.ca Canadian Office Transportation des transports Agency du Canada August 30, 1999 The Honourable David M. Collenette, P.C., M.P. Minister of Transport Transport Canada Building Place de Ville 330 Sparks Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 Dear Minister, In accordance with your request of August 12, 1998 that the Canadian Transportation Agency undertake the review of pilotage services specified in the Canada Marine Act and your Terms of Reference for the review, the Pilotage Review Panel is pleased to present to you the Final Report of the Review of Pilotage Issues. The report contains the outcome of the consultations with interested parties and the recommendations of the Pilotage Review Panel in respect of each of the issues that were examined. Yours sincerely, Marian L. Robson Jean Patenaude Keith Penner Richard Cashin Ottawa Ontario K1A 0N9 Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0N9 www.cta-otc.gc.ca www.cta-otc.gc.ca 0º R EVIEW OF P ILOTAGE I SSUES 10º 20º 30º Table of Contents 40º 50º Acknowledgements......................................................................................... vii Abbreviations and Terminology.................................................................... ix 60º Introduction...................................................................................................... 1 70º Background ............................................................................................ 1 Conduct of the Review ......................................................................... 1 80º Report Outline ...................................................................................... 4 Section 1 — Compulsory Pilotage Area Designations ........................... 5 90º Introduction........................................................................................................ 5 100º Criteria Used to Designate Compulsory Areas............................................... 10 Background ............................................................................................ 10 110º Issues....................................................................................................... 12 Analysis................................................................................................... 13 Panel Recommendation No. 1 ............................................................... 14 120º Determination of Sizes and Types of Canadian Vessels Subject to Compulsory Pilotage ....................................................................... 15 130º Background ............................................................................................ 15 Issues....................................................................................................... 15 140º Analysis................................................................................................... 16 Panel Recommendation No. 2 ............................................................... 16 150º Granting of Waivers.......................................................................................... 16 Background ............................................................................................ 16 160º Issues....................................................................................................... 17 Analysis................................................................................................... 17 170º Panel Recommendation No. 3 ............................................................... 18 Double Pilotage.................................................................................................. 18 180º Background ............................................................................................ 18 Issues....................................................................................................... 19 Analysis................................................................................................... 20 190º Panel Recommendation No. 4 ............................................................... 20 200º 210º iii 220º R EPORT TO THE M INISTER OF T RANSPORT Docking Pilots at Québec and Secondary Ports in District 2 ....................... 21 Background ............................................................................................ 21 Issues....................................................................................................... 22 Analysis................................................................................................... 22 Panel Recommendation No. 5 ............................................................... 23 Two-Pilot Assignments in the Pacific Pilotage Authority Region.................. 23 Background ............................................................................................ 23 Issues....................................................................................................... 23 Panel Recommendation No. 6 ............................................................... 24 Section 2 — Training and Licensing Requirements for Pilots.............. 25 Introduction........................................................................................................ 25 National Standards ............................................................................................. 25 Background ............................................................................................ 25 Issues....................................................................................................... 28 Analysis................................................................................................... 28 Panel Recommendation No. 7 ............................................................... 30 Pool of Pilot Candidates.................................................................................... 30 Background ............................................................................................ 30 Issues....................................................................................................... 30 Analysis................................................................................................... 32 Panel Recommendation No. 8 ............................................................... 32 Pilot Quality Assurance ..................................................................................... 32 Background ............................................................................................ 32 Issues....................................................................................................... 32 Analysis................................................................................................... 33 Panel Recommendation No. 9 ............................................................... 34 Pacific Pilotage Authority Coast-wide Licensing and Dispatching ................ 34 Background ............................................................................................ 34 Issues....................................................................................................... 35 Analysis................................................................................................... 36 Panel Recommendation No. 10 ............................................................. 37 Pilotage Services at Prince Rupert................................................................... 37 Background ............................................................................................ 37 Issues....................................................................................................... 37 Analysis................................................................................................... 38 Panel Recommendation No. 11 ............................................................. 38 iv 0º R EVIEW OF P ILOTAGE I SSUES 10º Section 3 — Pilot Certification Process for Masters and Officers....... 39 20º Introduction........................................................................................................ 39 Atlantic Pilotage Authority................................................................................ 41 30º Background ............................................................................................ 41 Issues....................................................................................................... 41 40º Analysis................................................................................................... 41 Panel Recommendation No. 12 ............................................................. 42 50º Certification of the Canaport Mooring Master ...................................... 42 Panel Recommendation No. 13 ............................................................. 43 60º Laurentian Pilotage Authority ........................................................................... 44 Background ............................................................................................ 44 70º Issues....................................................................................................... 44 Historical Background............................................................................ 45 Analysis..................................................................................................