Pilotage services providers
To ensure the safety of a ships 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).
Register of pilotage service providers
In accordance with section 244 of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic), 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 Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic), 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.
Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Ltd
9-11 Blackwood Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
A.B.N. 36 006 413 485
Date of commencement:
1 July 1999
Vessels
| Vessel name | I.D. Number |
|---|
Mavis III | MB496 |
Victoria III | MB7159 |
Wyuna III | MB11299 |
Ranger III | MSV 11818 |
Corsair | MSV 12565 |
Nepean | MSV 12837 |
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 for Port of Melbourne, Geelong, Hastings and Portland
Pilot | Licence Number |
|---|
Port of Melbourne | Port of Hastings | Port of Portland |
|---|
Captain Caspar Alfrink | 2782 | | |
Captain David Benyan | 4715 | | |
Captain David Berends | 6953 | | |
Captain Gavin Barry | 3265 | | |
Captain Robert Buck | 432 | | |
Captain David Burns | 419 | 512 | |
Captain John Carroll | 426 | 513 | 507 |
Captain Matthew Close | 2756 | | |
Captain Darren Corbett | 3347 | | |
Captain Peter Court | 5425 | | |
Captain Dale Cunningham | 5372 | | |
Captain Marcus De Fina | 4578 | | |
Captain David DeSouza | 434 | | |
Captain Jonathan Dicker | 2748 | | |
Captain Robert Fernon | 2061 | 7882 | |
Captain Tim Fitzgerald | 3484 | | |
Captain Michael Hanson | 2580 | | |
Captain Richard Hart | 1786 | 3140 | |
Captain Ronald Jones | 3300 | | |
Captain Mark Keane | 3198 | | 5377 |
Captain Damian Laughlin | 4897 | | |
Captain David Lawrie | 3107 | | |
Captain Brian Liley | 1544 | 3821 | |
Captain Gregory Martin | 2238 | | |
Captain Raymond McAllister | 1466 | 5375 | |
Captain Bruce McMinn | 1294 | 3747 | |
Captain Craig Murchie | 2915 | | |
Captain Neale Oxley | 422 | 511 | 5379 |
Captain David Porrett | 2432 | | 5399 |
Captain Bradley Seal | 3143 | | 8206 |
Captain Toby Shelton | 4653 | | |
Captain Gerard Veldkamp | 433 | 2401 | 5266 |
Captain Dean Zanoni | 3559 | | |
Captain Kieran Quilty | 8779 | | |
Captain James Tayton | 9475 | | |
| | | | |
Port of Portland Pty Ltd
Barton Place
PO Box 292
Portland VIC 3305
A.C.N. 072 507 012
Date of commencement:
1 July 1999
Vessels
| Vessel name | I.D. number |
|---|
|
Lewis II
|
MB 81
|
|
Tiger
|
MB 11448
|
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
|
Australian Pilotage Group Pty Ltd
Capt. S Rabie
Managing Director
Australian Pilotage Group
Scottish House
Level 4, 90 William St
Melbourne VIC 3000
A.C.N. 606 490 591
Date of commencement:
16 February 2018
Vessels
Australian Pilotage Group Pty Ltd has no vessels to record on the Register.
Transfer by other means other than vessel
Australian Pilotage Group Pty Ltd has listed transfer by helicopter.
Two AS365N2 Dauphin helicopters – Registration: VH-LRC and VH-LRH
Pilots employed for Australian Pilotage Group Pty Ltd
| Pilot | Licence number |
|---|
|
Captain David Ellis
|
1922 |
| Captain Charles Griffiths | 406 |
