New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 64 - RULES OF THE NEW JERSEY MARITIME PILOT AND DOCKING PILOT COMMISSION
Subchapter 2 - MARITIME PILOT APPRENTICESHIP
Section 16:64-2.3 - Qualifications

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:64-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) A person seeking to be registered with the Commission as an apprentice shall present satisfactory evidence, at the time of the application, that he or she:

1. Is at least 21 years of age and is not more than 30 years of age no later than April 15 of the year the application is filed;

2. Is of good moral character as evidenced through at least two written references provided by the applicant and background checks as may be directed by the Commission;

3.Is in good physical health and at a minimum meets all of the medical and hearing requirements required of the holder of a First Class Federal Pilots license without waiver and has passed a chemical drug test for dangerous drugs as set forth in 16:64-9.6;

4. Has a minimum uncorrected visual acuity of at least 20/50 in each eye, correctable to 20/20 in each eye;

5. Is able to satisfactorily pass one of the following tests for color perception without the use of color sensing lenses:
i. Psuedoisochromatic Plates (Dvornine 2nd Edition; AOC; revised edition or AOC-HRR; Ishihara 16-, 24-, or 38-plate editions);

ii. Eldridge-Green Color Perception Lantern;

iii. Farnworth Lantern;

iv. Keystone Orthoscope;

v. Keystone Telebinocular;

vi. SAMCTT (School of Aviation Medicine Color Threshold Tester);

vii. Titmus Optical Vision Tester; or

viii. Williams Lantern;

6. Holds or will hold a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university by June 30th of the year the application is filed;

7. Has the ability to read, write, and speak fluent English;

8. Is a citizen of the United States; and

9. Has demonstrated through an interview and testing process the aptitude, interpersonal skills and physical skills required of a pilot.

(b) Applicants shall be screened through an independent testing and review process. The results shall be submitted to a selection committee consisting of one member of the New Jersey Commission or its Executive Director, if a member is unavailable, one member or the Director of the Board of Commissioners of Pilotage of the State of New York as may be designated by the respective Commission or Board, two New Jersey licensed maritime pilots and two New York licensed maritime pilots, as nominated by the respective state maritime pilots associations.

(c) By agreement with the Pilots' Associations, the Commission, and the Board of Commissioners of Pilotage of the State of New York, applicants selected by the selection committee pursuant to the procedures set forth in (b) above may be designated as applicants for the license examination of either state. The Commission may, at its discretion, accept as New Jersey registered apprentices those so designated after review of the recommendation of the selection committee to ensure that the apprentice meets New Jersey standards for entry into the apprentice program and the State's needs for pilots.

(d) The Commission shall retain a list of 10 applicants in order of preference as determined by the selection committee and approved by the Commission. Such list shall be retained for a period of two years from the date it is approved by the selection committee. If during that period, it is determined that an additional apprentice is needed, the Commission shall select an applicant from that list in order of ranking on said list. If a selected applicant refuses registration or is unable to meet the requirements of apprenticeship at the time of registration, the Commission shall select the applicant ranked next on the list. Once selected, the applicant shall be deemed a registered apprentice. Upon subsequent selection(s) of applicants from the ranked list, any applicant who was deemed ineligible to meet the requirements of registration at the time of the last selection shall be selected if he or she now satisfies the requirements for registration. If, however, a selected applicant refuses registration, such applicant shall be deleted from the ranked list and shall not be considered upon subsequent selection(s).

(e) After selection and Commission registration, the apprentice shall become an employee of the Sandy Hook Pilots' Association in accordance with the Act at 12:8-10.

(f) Appropriate application and testing fees will be required from all applicants for apprentice selection in an amount sufficient to cover administrative costs and testing fees. Application forms and information concerning the apprenticeship program and application procedures may be obtained from the Sandy Hook Pilots Association, 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, New York.

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