Code of Massachusetts Regulations
995 CMR - PILOT COMMISSIONERS: DISTRICT ONE
Title 995 CMR 3.00 - Pilotage Within District Two
Section 3.09 - Applicants for Full Branch Pilot Commission
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The Commissioner will consider, and will interview and examine, only those applicants for a Commission of Full Branch Pilot who have:
(2) Upon completion to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of the requirements of 995 CMR 3.09(1), the Commissioner will notify each applicant in writing of the date, time and place at which they will be interviewed or examined by the Commissioner pursuant to 995 CMR 3.11(4).
(3) Subsequent to the examination referred to in 995 CMR 3.09(2), the Commissioner will notify each applicant in writing whether the Commissioner has determined that the individual satisfies all requirements and is judged competent for issuance of a Full Branch Pilot Commission, and whether the Commissioner will seek approval of the Trustees for issuance to said individual of a Full Branch Pilot Commission.
(4) If the approval of the Trustees is received by the Commissioner in respect to any individual who has satisfied the Commissioner in respect to the requirements of 995 CMR 3.08 and 3.11, and if the Commissioner determines that an additional Full Branch Pilot Commission is required, the Commissioner shall prepare and deliver to said individual a Full Branch Pilot Commission.
(5) The Commissioner may issue to any individual a Full Branch Commission applicable to all (or less than all) of the harbors of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Manchester, Gloucester, Rockport, and Newburyport.
(6) A Warrant Pilot must complete 24 round trips in the Ports of Salem and Gloucester with a Branch Pilot while holding a Warrant Pilot Commission. The Warrant Pilot must successfully complete the maneuver and the Warrant Pilot's evaluation card signed by both pilots and submitted to the Commissioner.
(7) The Warrant Pilot must successfully obtain U.S. Coast Guard First Class Pilotage for the Ports of Salem and Gloucester.