Since January 1, 2024, new applicants for a marine pilot licence or pilotage certificate need this report, completed by a designated physician under the General Pilotage Regulations, as well as a marine medical certificate, and current holders must also obtain one. The physician finds the pilot fit, fit with limitations or unfit for pilotage duties, based on an examination that includes depth perception.
A designated physician (DP) completes the whole report: a physician designated as a Marine Medical Examiner who meets Transport Canada's criteria and training. Marine Medical Examiners who are nurse practitioners are not recognized as DPs and cannot do pilotage examinations.
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National Marine Pilotage Medical Report
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Only a designated physician under the General Pilotage Regulations: a physician designated as a Marine Medical Examiner under the Marine Personnel Regulations who meets the criteria in TP 11343 and has completed Transport Canada's training seminar. A Marine Medical Examiner who is a nurse practitioner cannot conduct pilotage medical examinations.
The physician applies the marine medical fitness standards and checks for listed disabilities, such as an uncontrolled impairment that could cause unpredictable loss of consciousness, disorders affecting reaction, strength, agility or clear speech during pilotage duties, conditions likely to need emergency care, and active psychiatric disorders including substance dependence. Depth perception must be 80 seconds of arc or less.
Yes. A designated physician may conduct a single examination that meets both the Marine Personnel Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, completing a Marine Medical Examination Report, with pilotage duties marked in the Occupation section, and the National Marine Pilotage Medical Report. Both go to Transport Canada's Marine Medical Unit.