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[s. 4 cont.]
Examination
of applicant for licence
or renewal.
24 of 1950, Schedule.
Examination of pilots for sight and physical fitness.
Licensing
of pilots
by Director
Pilots.
in this Ordinance referred to as pilotage dues, and in respect of other matters;
(c) any other purpose which the Governor in Council may think desirable in connexion with the provision or regulation of a pilotage service.
5.
(1) Every person applying for a licence, and should the Director deem it necessary, every person applying for the renewal of a licence, shall, before such licence or renewal is granted, pass such examination as the Director shall from time to time direct.
(2) The said examination shall be conducted by a standing board of examiners appointed for such purpose and for the purpose of section 9 by the Governor. The person nominated by the Governor as president and two members may in any case form a quorum.
(3) All tests which may be required in such examination for sight or physical fitness shall be conducted under the supervision of a medical officer appointed by the Director of Medical and Health Services who shall report to the Director whether in the opinion of such medical officer the sight and physical fitness of the applicant are such as to justify the grant to him of a pilot's licence.
6. All licensed pilots shall be required to pass an examination for sight and physical fitness whenever the Director deems it necessary and at least once in every five years from the date of the last such examination. Such examination shall be conducted under the supervision of a medical officer appointed by the Director of Medical and Health Services who shall report to the Director whether in the opinion of such medical officer the sight and physical fitness of the pilot are such as to justify the renewal of his pilot's licence. No licence shall be valid for any pilot who fails to pass this examination.
The grant or renewal of a licence to a pilot by the Director under the powers given by this Ordinance shall not impose any liability on the Director for any loss or damage occasioned by any act or default of the pilot.
not to
involve any
liability
2 & 3 Geo. 5.
c. 31, s. 19.
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