PE Requirements for Others
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Pilot exemption requirements for other types of vessels, including harbour craft, foreign-going tanker/cargo ships up to 5,000 GT and ocean-going tugs.
Masters of harbour craft other than port limit tankers
- Masters of harbour craft of 300–2,000 GT other than port limit tankers and who possess a valid harbour craft manning licence are not required to attend the Pilot Exemption Course for Small Vessels (PESV).
- Masters of harbour craft of 2,000–5,000GT and who possess a valid harbour craft manning licence are required to attend the Pilotage Exemption Course for Large Vessels (PELV) in order to obtain pilotage exemption.
Masters of regional ferries
- Masters of regional ferries and who possess a valid harbour craft manning licence and passenger ship safety training certificates are not required to attend the PESV if they are operating on designated routes to/from Singapore.
- However, they are required to attend the appropriate pilot exemption course if they are operating on non-designated routes in port.
Masters of other types of vessels, eg. foreign-going vessels/tankers and ocean-going tugs)
- Refer to the general requirements for pilotage exemption for vessels not engaged in marine projects for the various pilotage district areas of the port.
Note: Pilotage is compulsory for international cruise vessels and LPG, LNG and chemical carriers.
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