Pilotage services
To ensure the safety of a ship's passage within the port waters of Victoria, licensed pilots are employed by pilotage services providers to guide ships into and out of port waters.
Provision of pilotage services
The provision of pilotage services is described in Part 7.1 (Provision of Pilotage Services) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) (MSA).
Register of pilotage service providers
In accordance with section 244 of the MSA, the Director, Transport Safety must establish and maintain a register of all pilotage services providers registered under Part 7.1 of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
Requirement to notify the Director, Transport Safety of changes to registration information
In accordance with section 245 of the MSA, a pilotage services provider must notify the Director, Transport Safety within 14 days after any change to information recorded in the register.
Pilotage competency and capacity
The Director, Transport Safety considers that registration as a pilotage services provider is not an attestation of a person's competency for the provision of pilotage services.
Licensing and training for marine pilots
Section 252(1) of the MSA stipulates that the Safety Director may grant a Pilot Licence to the Applicant if the Safety Director is satisfied that the Applicant:
- Has the appropriate qualifications, competencies and experience to hold a Pilot Licence; and
- Meets the requirements determined by the Safety Director.
The requirements determined by the Safety Director are stipulated in the Determination: Licensing and Training Requirements for Marine Pilots in Victorian Ports. The Determination details the licensing and training requirements which result in licensed marine pilots armed with the knowledge, skills and competencies to safely pilot vessels in Victorian Ports.
The Determination is available to download as a PDF or accessible Word document:
The Determination was Gazetted on 29 October 2019 and came into effect on 20 January 2020.
Transition arrangements and FAQs for transition to the Determination: Licensing and Training Requirements for Marine Pilots in Victorian Ports
The transition arrangements document (including FAQs) sets out the transitional arrangements that will be applied by the Safety Director in dealing with the transition from what was Standard 6.2 - Training and Licensing of Marine Pilots for Victorian Ports to the Determination: Licensing and Training Requirements for Marine Pilots in Victorian Ports, which came into effect on 20 January 2020.
The document is available to download as a PDF or accessible Word document:
For more information please contact the Ports, Shipping and Maritime Emergencies team on tsvqualifications@transportsafety.vic.gov.au
Pilotage services providers
Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Ltd
Captain Michael Hanson
2 Tobin Dr
Queenscliff VIC 3225
ABN 36 006 413 485
Date of commencement: 17 June 1839
Vessels
| Vessel Name | ID Number |
|---|
|
Victoria III
|
MB 7159
|
|
Ranger III
|
MSV 11818
|
|
Corsair
|
MSV 12565
|
|
Nepean
|
MSV 12837
|
|
Petrel III
|
457070
|
Transfer by other means other than vessel
Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Ltd will continue to evaluate the transfer of pilots by helicopter. The current arrangements comply with the safety standard requirements as defined in the Act.
Pilots employed by Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Ltd
Pilot names and licence numbers listed below.
| | Licence numbers |
|---|
| Pilot
| Port of Melbourne and Geelong | Port of Melbourne only | Port of Geelong only | Port of Hastings | Port of Portland | Port of Corner Inlet |
|---|
|
Captain Caspar Alfrink
|
2782 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain David Benyan
|
4715 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain David Berends
|
6953 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Matthew Close
|
2756 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Darren Corbett |
3347 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Dale Cunningham
|
5372 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Marcus De Fina |
4578 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Jonathan Dicker |
2748 - unrestricted
| | |
33725
| | |
|
Captain Robert Fernon
|
2061 - unrestricted
| | |
7882
| | |
|
Captain Michael Hanson |
2580 - unrestricted
| | |
9744
| | |
|
Captain Richard Hart
|
1786 - unrestricted
| | |
3140
| | |
|
Captain Ronald Jones |
3300 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Mark Keane
|
3198 - unrestricted
| | | |
5377
| |
|
Captain Damian Laughlin
|
4897 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain David Lawrie |
3107 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Brian Liley |
1544 - unrestricted
| | |
3821
| | |
|
Captain Gregory Martin |
2238 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain Bruce McMinn |
1294 - unrestricted
| | |
3747
| | |
|
Captain Bradley Seal |
3143 - unrestricted
| | | |
8311
| |
|
Captain Toby Shelton |
4653 - unrestricted
| | |
077559
| | |
|
Captain Kieran Quilty |
8779 - unrestricted
| | | | | |
|
Captain James Tayton |
9475 - Class 1, all precincts except Point Wilson
| | | | | |
|
Captain Andrew Herman |
9643 - Class 1, all precincts except Point Wilson
| | | | | |
|
Captain Arjan Visser |
18224 - Class 1, all precincts except Point Wilson
| | | | | |
|
Captain Nathan Owens |
V073158
|
73158- Class 6, SW26, WDW, WDE, MYR1, SD, APPD, YVL, SW except SW33 & SW26 and VICD
|
84009 - trainee
| | | |
Port of Portland Pty Ltd
Andrew Hays
23-25 Kunara Cres
PO Box 292
Portland, Vic 3305
ACN 072 507 012
Date of commencement: 1 July 1996
Vessels
| Vessel name | ID number |
|---|
|
Tiger
|
MB 11448
|
|
Wyuna III
|
MSV 11299
|
Transfer by other means other than vessel
Port of Portland Pty Ltd does not use any other means to transfer Pilots other than current registered vessels.
Pilots employed for Port of Portland
| Pilot | Licence number |
|---|
|
Captain Altaf Hussain
|
3243
|
|
Captain Milinda Gammune
|
3500
|
|
Captain Gerard Veldkamp
|
5266
|
Australian Pilotage Group Pty Ltd
Mark Egan
Operations Manager
1A /4 Wharf Street E
QUEENSCLIFF VIC 3225
ACN 606 490 591
Date of commencement: 22 July 2019
Vessels
| Vessel Name | ID Number |
|---|
| Malu Bau | 427000 |
| Griffiths | 458602 |
|---|
| Tempest | 427234 |
|---|
Transfer by other means other than vessel
APG does not use any other means to transfer pilots other than current registered vessels.
Pilots employed for Australian Pilotage Group Pty Ltd
| Pilot | Port of Melbourne and
Geelong Licence Number | Port of Melbourne Licence Number |
|---|
| Captain David Ellis | 1922 | |
| Captain Nicholas Woods | | 036208 |
| Captain Lee Weldon | | 053167 |
| Captain Himmat Dhilon | | 053166 |
| Captain Vivek Mathew | | 055638 |
| Captain Keith Hagen | | 054609 |
| Captain David Burns | 419 | |
| Captain Dean Zanoni | 3559 | |
| Captain Anuj Puri | | 075175 |
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