Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 96 - PILOTAGE
Subchapter 12 - STATEWIDE PILOTAGE SYSTEM
Section 16-96-62 - Central scheduling system

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 16-96-62

Current through August, 2024

(a) All pilots shall participate in the central scheduling system that is established by the director. The director may contract with any person or entity, including any existing pilotage system, to establish and operate a central scheduling office for all pilotage services in the State.

(b) Any person or entity that seeks to operate the central scheduling system shall submit a proposal to the director that shall include, but is not limited to, work rules that:

(1) Assure that all needed pilotage services will be available at all times and for all designated pilotage waters;

(2) Address in a reasonable manner any request for a particular pilot or group of pilots or the refusal to use any particular pilot;

(3) Assure an expeditious grievance process for the resolution of all complaints including a pilot's complaint that the central scheduling system has been operated to the disadvantage of that pilot;

(4) Assure equitable distribution of pilotage work to all licensed pilots;

(5) Establish a method of financing for the proposed central scheduling system;

(6) Establish a method for dealing with pilotage requests for exempt vessels; and

(7) Establish a method for dealing with the availability of support facilities at reasonable rates for pilots at the various harbors.

(c) All requests for pilotage services shall be made through the central scheduling office and no pilot may engage in any pilotage service that is not assigned through the central scheduling system; provided that this section shall not apply to pilotage of vessels that are exempt from this chapter.

(d) All operating costs for the central scheduling office shall be borne by all licensed pilots on an equal basis.

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