Code of Massachusetts Regulations
995 CMR - PILOT COMMISSIONERS: DISTRICT ONE
Title 995 CMR 2.00 - Pilotage Within District One
Section 2.11 - Examination

Universal Citation: 995 MA Code of Regs 995.2

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Each applicant for a Warrant Pilot Commission must attend an examination, oral and written, conducted by the Commissioners.

(2) The examination will pertain to the management and navigation of vessels, federal and state pilotage, knowledge of channels, waters, harbors, ports, currents, courses, distances, equipment, aids, weather, laws, regulations, practices and procedures.

(3) The examination will require specific and detailed knowledge of the following:

(a) International and Inland Rules of the Road;

(b) relevant statutes and regulations of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of the cities and towns within District One; and

(c) relevant statutes, regulations, and procedures imposed upon the waters and port by federal and state agencies, including, but not limited to: the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers having effect within District One.

(4) The Commissioners shall examine the applicant as they deem appropriate to determine the fitness and ability of the applicant to satisfactorily perform the duties of a Warrant Pilot.

(5) Pilot Evaluation Cards will be required to be submitted to Commissioners on a monthly basis.

(6) Any applicant who does not, at such examination, satisfy the Commissioners that the applicant is fit and able to satisfactorily perform the duties of a Warrant Pilot or a Full Branch Pilot may not reapply until the expiration of 30 days from the date of the conclusion of the applicant's examination.

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