8. The certification board shall issue an assistant fisher’s certificate to any person who meets the following conditions. Applicants must:(1) submit a written application to the certification board for that purpose;
(2) include one of the following documents with the application:(a) written proof indicating that the applicant has obtained a professional fishery studies diploma granted by the Minister of Education under the authority of the Education Act (chapter I-13.3);
(b) confirmation indicating that the applicant holds an equivalent qualification obtained pursuant to section 9;
(c) a document establishing that the applicant enjoys an exemption pursuant to section 12;
(3) include with their application payment of the fee set out in section 13.