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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