California Code of Regulations
Title 7 - Harbors and Navigation
Division 2 - State Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun
Article 6 - Government of Pilots, Inland Pilots and Trainees
Section 220 - Duties of Pilot Trainees

(a) A pilot trainee shall obey all regulations of the Board.

(b) A pilot trainee absent from his or her duties without permission is liable to suspension and forfeiture of stipend, if any, for the period of absence. A pilot trainee may not be absent from duty for more than 30 consecutive days without obtaining a leave of absence from the Board, unless such absence is caused by the pilot trainee's sickness or personal injury, in which case a leave of absence from the Board shall be obtained if the absence extends for more than 60 days.

(c) A pilot trainee shall not perform any duties of a pilot trainee while intoxicated or under the influence of any substance or combination of substances which so affects the pilot trainee's nervous system, brain or muscles as to impair, to an appreciable degree, the pilot trainee's ability to properly perform his or her duties.

(d) A pilot trainee shall not, through ignorance, willfulness or neglect, cause a vessel to run on shore or to become exposed to liability for damage to persons or property, or otherwise cause injury or damage to persons, property or the marine environment during the performance of his or her duties as a pilot trainee.

(e) A pilot trainee shall always obey the applicable Rules of the Road for the navigation of vessels and shall, under all circumstances, perform his or her duties in a manner which does not endanger persons, property or the marine environment or cause damage, injury or loss of life.

(f) A pilot trainee shall obey all lawful instructions and directives given to him or her, or to pilot trainees in general, by the Pilot Evaluation Committee or by any member of such Committee, the Port Agent or his or her designee.

(g) A pilot trainee, when notified to report in person to the Board, shall report as directed in the notification.

(h) A pilot trainee shall only train on vessels assigned to him or her by the Port Agent, his or her designee or a member of the Pilot Evaluation Committee.

(i) A pilot trainee shall keep his or her current address and residence telephone number on file with the Board by submitting the required information to the Administrative Assistant/Secretary in a timely fashion.

(j) While engaged in any pilot trainee activity, a pilot trainee shall obey all applicable laws and conduct himself or herself so as not to cause injury or damage to persons, property or the marine environment.

(k) Any pilot trainee who fails a chemical test for dangerous drugs, as defined in Section 202, shall be immediately suspended from further training and, if, after a hearing held pursuant to subsection (f) of Section 214, the Board determines that the trainee failed a chemical test for dangerous drugs, the trainee shall be dismissed from the training program.

(l) A pilot trainee shall familiarize himself or herself with the work-hour limitations and rest-period requirements applicable to pilots and shall be guided by these limitations and requirements in scheduling training trips on vessels.