New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Pda - Pease Development Authority
Chapter Pda 300 - PORT CAPTAINS, PILOTS AND PILOTAGE
Part Pda 305 - APPOINTMENT OF PILOTS; EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT
Section Pda 305.06 - Minimum Requirements for Pilot Appointment or Reappointment
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Pda 305.06
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) Any appointment or reappointment as a pilot under Pda 305 shall be subject to the pleasure of the authority.
(b) At a minimum, no applicant for appointment or reappointment as a pilot under Pda 305 shall receive an appointment, except as otherwise provided in Pda 305.03(c) and 305.04(b), unless at the time of the application for appointment or reappointment, the applicant shall:
(1) Be a citizen of the United
States;
(2) Hold:
a. A valid license or merchant mariner
credential issued by the Coast Guard as master or mate, for ocean, near coastal
or inland, for vessels over 1,600 gross tons;
b. A valid Coast Guard pilotage endorsement
for Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River up to and including Dover Point,
New Hampshire;
c. A valid Coast
Guard radar-observer endorsement; and
d. A bridge resource management certificate
from a course approved by the Coast Guard;
(3) Provide the division with:
a. A copy of the pilot's current medical
certificate issued by the Coast Guard; and
b. Documentation that the pilot has complied
with the test for dangerous drugs under
46 CFR
16.220 (10-1-14 edition) or that the
applicant otherwise met, under
46 CFR
16.230 10-1-14 edition), the Coast Guard's
requirements for random testing;
(4) Be of good professional character by
certifying that the applicant has not ever:
a. Been convicted by any court, including a
military court, of an offense, other than a minor traffic violation, which
conviction has not been annulled;
b. Been convicted of a traffic violation,
which conviction has not been annulled, arising in connection with a fatal
traffic accident, reckless driving or racing on a highway or public street or
operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, or impaired by, alcohol or
a controlled drug or substance;
c.
Had a driver's license suspended or revoked for refusing to submit to an
alcohol or drug test;
d. Received a
Coast Guard letter of warning or been assessed a civil or administrative
penalty by a federal or state agency or by a court of competent jurisdiction
for violation of maritime or environmental laws; and
e. Voluntarily surrendered or had any Coast
Guard license revoked or suspended.
(5) Be of good professional character as
attested by recommendations from at least 2 persons holding a valid Coast Guard
master or mate's license attesting that the applicant is of good professional
character;
(6) Have knowledge of
and training on vessels in the pilotage area sufficient to pilot non-exempt
vessels of the tonnage for which the applicant is seeking appointment in a
competent and safe manner within the pilotage area; and
(7) Present a recommendation from at least
one pilot appointed by the Pease development authority or the former New
Hampshire state port authority attesting that the applicant has demonstrated
knowledge of the pilotage area and ability to pilot vessels within the pilotage
area sufficient to pilot in a competent and safe manner within the pilotage
area non-exempt vessels of the tonnage for which the applicant is seeking
appointment.
#7870, eff 4-12-03; ss by #9891-A, eff 4-1-11
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