Transport committee  No, we support the Minister on these changes and we're looking forward to royal assent of these new amendments so that we can get on with it. We have a lot of work to do. It's going to take a lot of time, but we need to work very closely with Transport to ensure this is done succ

Transport committee  That's fair.

Transport committee  Back to Mr. Burgess' comment, we have the same principles in place now. However, the conditions for a master to meet the qualifications to be certificated for pilotage are essentially in the same spirit as for the licence holder. The exam is almost the same as what a licence hold

Transport committee  They do today. I expect that number to continue to grow over the next couple of years as more masters become more familiar with the waters and want to challenge that exam to be exempt from pilotage. There are at least 10 to 14 certificate exams in the Atlantic region every year.

Transport committee  I believe there has to be. We wouldn't be doing our jobs if we didn't strive for 100% safety at all times. That should not change one bit as a result of this act's amendments.

Transport committee  I believe there is, and it comes back to community outreach and stakeholder engagement. I think Placentia Bay sets the model going forward for consultation and engagement with the Placentia Bay Traffic Committee, which comprises fish harbour service, pilots, tanker operators, mas

Transport committee  Twelve of our 17 ports in Atlantic Canada ship large volumes of oil and petroleum products in and out of port. I can imagine it's a way of life back in the east, and it has been for quite some time. We move a lot of oil in and out of our ports. Placentia Bay alone, for instance,

Transport committee  Good morning, Madam Chair and other members. Thanks for allowing us the opportunity to sit here this morning to talk briefly about what we do on the east coast and how the amendments could affect pilotage services in a positive way. As you know, the APA provides licensed pilots

Public Accounts committee  I'll defer to Mr. Bradley on the internal audit plan, but before I do that, I would like to say that the internal audit that we will be conducting this year is essentially a gap analysis between what we do today and what we need to get to, to be ISO 9002 accredited. Right now, th

Public Accounts committee  I can answer that. From the financial aspect, we've identified some of the highest risks. We talked earlier about the reduced size in ships, and how to react to that, which we can, to plan ahead. Our future financial plan includes mechanisms in our tariff to ensure the economic

Public Accounts committee  There wouldn't be any conflicts for management. As Ms. Galbraith said, the composition of the board includes an industry representative. He might own ships that we have pilots on. That could present a conflict, or he might operate a terminal that we visit with pilots, and that mi

Public Accounts committee  No.

Public Accounts committee  Their tariff structure is quite a bit different from ours, if I recall. A lot of it is based on the draft of ships. They also have body corporate pilots instead of employee pilots. They cover a vast coastline of B.C., not individual ports like the APA does, and we try to make eac

Public Accounts committee  It's very difficult to compare.

Public Accounts committee  If the tariff model suggests that the revenues are climbing because of that, then yes, the tariff model will come down. Typically it's not there long enough to see a decrease in ships like that, so it most likely will stay.