Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LXX - River Pilots
Subpart 4 - Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners
Chapter 91 - Calcasieu River Waterway River Port Pilots
Section LXX-9111 - Pilotage Certification

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LXX-9111

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Commissioned pilots shall comply with all requirements to maintain current their Louisiana State Commission and such other certifications and continuing educational classes, training, or programs as determined necessary by the board.

B. Commencing January 1, 2006, every commissioned pilot in order to maintain a valid pilot's commission must attend 40 hours of continuing professional education classes and programs every five years. In addition each commissioned pilot must attend a continuing ship simulator-training program every five years. Classes, programs, and simulator-training received prior to January 1, 2006 shall not be counted toward this requirement.

C. The professional education classes and programs required by the board include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. electronic ship simulation training;

2. small scale ship simulation training;

3. ARPA training (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid);

4. emergency ship handling training;

5. bridge resource management training for pilots;

6. radar certificate renewal;

7. tractor tug training;

8. portable pilot system lap top computer training;

9. any other class, course or program that the board deems appropriate.

D. Any required continuing professional education class, training or program or required ship simulator-training program shall be a class or program which has been appropriately certified, as determined by the board, and is one generally utilized and participated in by other commissioned pilots.

E. On or before January 10 of each year, commencing January 2007, each pilot shall submit to the board evidence of his attendance and completion of the above required continuing education classes and programs.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 34:1072.

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