Control and confiscation of pilot exemption certificates
Published: 10/12/2011, Updated: 10/12/2011
The Norwegian Coastal Administration can confiscate a pilot exemption certificate or trainee pilot exemption certificate for a specific period of time or permanently, if:
- The holder violates provisions prescribed by law, regulations or individual decisions that ensure safety at sea.
- The holder violates the conditions for holding a pilot exemption certificate or a trainee pilot exemption certificate.
- The holder is involved in situations, or there are circumstances, entailing that he or she clearly is not qualified to hold a pilot exemption certificate or a trainee pilot exemption certificate.
- The holder does not provide the information or documentation that is necessary to verify that he or she fulfils the conditions for having a pilot exemption certificate or a trainee pilot exemption certificate.
- Significant prerequisites on which the issuance of the pilot exemption certificate or trainee pilot exemption certificate were based have changed.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration has the right to conduct an inspection to ensure that the conditions for holding and using a pilot exemption certificate or a trainee pilot exemption certificate have been met. The pilot exemption certificate or trainee pilot exemption certificate shall be presented to the public authorities on request.