Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
Satisfactory maritime experience must be, in the case of an applicant for a
Warrant Pilot Commission, either Merchant Marine experience or Pilot experience
as set forth in
995
CMR 3.10.
(2) Merchant Marine experience must be:
(a) At least two years of service at sea
during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of original
application for which such Commission is made;
(b) During such two-year period, at least one
year shall have been served aboard Appropriate commercial vessels as determined
by the Commissioner.
(c) One year
of service at sea shall mean 180 days service on an operating commercial
merchant vessel documented or registered under the laws of the United States or
owned by the United States Government;
(d) Service at sea on a foreign flag vessel
may, in the sole discretion of the Commissioner, be determined after
appropriate inquiry and receipt of documentary evidence, be treated as
equivalent to service on a vessel documented under the laws of the United
States;
(e) The Commissioner shall
make an interpretation of sea service for merchant vessels in Reduced Operating
Status (ROS) and Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) in accordance with
46 CFR §
10.232 and relevant U.S. Coast Guard policy,
but no more than 1/2 a day for every day of service;
(f) All service at sea shall be evidenced by
duly authenticated discharges, service books, or other official documents. The
originals shall be exhibited to the Commissioner and copies delivered to the
Commissioner;
(g) Any document not
in the English language shall be accompanied by a translation by a certified
translator;
(h) In the event that
the applicant certifies in writing under oath that any original documents have
been lost or otherwise are not available, the Commissioner in their sole
discretion may accept substitutes or an affidavit by the applicant under oath;
and
(i) Any sea time acquired
during the pilot training program may be acceptable as satisfactory maritime
experience used toward the experience requirement
(3) Any applicant who is a member of any
uniformed service of the United States of America may apply as sea time credit
any time during which the applicant served on active duty, and the time shall
be applied as experience toward the required experience in the following
manner:
(a) Military service in command of a
vessel in excess of 1600 Gross Tons shall be applied as credit toward any
requirements for service as Master;
(b) Military services as second-in-command of
a vessel in excess of 1600 Gross Tons shall be applied as credit toward any
requirements for service in the capacity of chief mate; and;
(c) Military sea service in a capacity as an
officer in charge of a navigational bridge watch of a vessel in excess of 1600
Gross Tons shall be applied as credit toward any sea service requirements other
than those in the capacity of master or chief mate.
(4) No person's status as a veteran or as a
military reservist, and no person's susceptibility to recall to military active
duty, shall diminish the person's eligibility for selection for pilot
apprentice training or for warrant or full branch pilot commission.
(5) Pilot experience must be:
(a) At least three years' service as a State
Pilot holding a Commission;
(b)
Such service must be performed within waters subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States Coast Guard; and
(c)
Such service must not have been interrupted because of suspension or revocation
of Commission.
