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 16:64-2.4 - The Maritime Pilot Apprenticeship Program

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:64-2.4

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

(a) The apprenticeship shall be served under the Pilots Association, which shall be responsible for assuring that all apprentices are fully instructed in such manner as to fully qualify them in every respect to perform the duties of a maritime pilot. Every apprenticeship shall be served in the pilot vessels of the maritime pilots.

(b) The apprenticeship program shall include a minimum of four years of training. Time requirements, however, may vary depending on the varying levels of professional training already possessed by those entering the apprenticeship and the needs of the pilot service.

(c) During the apprenticeship, all apprentices must acquire:

1. A Merchant Mariner's Document with Able-Bodied Seaman and Lifeboatman's endorsements;

2. A Federal Master of Pilot Vessel's License or higher, issued with an endorsement as First Class Pilot or equivalent, and necessary extensions of route for all areas of the ports of New York and New Jersey, all as issued pursuant to 46 CFR Part 10 of the rules of the United States Coast Guard; and

3. Such other licenses and certificates as may be required for the training program by the Association or the Commission, including, but not limited to, ARPA (automatic radar plotting aid) certification and radar certification.

(d) In addition to the experience required to meet (c) above, the apprentice shall make at least 225 trips during the last nine months of the apprenticeship (at least 40 of which shall be made during hours of darkness) on vessels under the supervision of a licensed maritime pilot.

(e) The apprenticeship shall include the prescribed academic courses at the Sandy Hook Pilot School, or an equivalent. Instruction shall cover all aspects of piloting and ship handling including, but not limited to: the use of navigation and communication equipment; the Rules of the Road; the use of aids to navigation, tides and currents, soundings, bearings and location of the shoals, rocks, bars, and points of land, courses, distances, and depths of channels; bridge management; and pollution control and environment protection. The apprentice shall learn the use of charts, coast pilots, tide tables, and current tables. The apprentice shall become familiar with the publications of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the rules of the Commission as contained in this chapter, and such other publications as may pertain to the piloting of vessels in the ports of New York and New Jersey.

(f) Each apprentice shall comply with the annual medical examination requirements in 16:64-7.4.

(g) Each apprentice shall appear before the Commission at least once a year to demonstrate that he or she is making satisfactory progress in the apprenticeship program and is complying with the academic requirements and with all other requirements of the training program.

(h) The Commission shall periodically review and approve the course contents and practical experience requirements of the apprenticeship program.

(i) Before any change in the approved apprenticeship program is instituted, the Pilots' Association shall obtain the approval of the Commission.

(j) If an apprentice is absent from duty for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, the Pilots Association shall report the absence to the Commission, and the Commission may, after consultation with the Pilots Association, require the apprentice to make up the time lost.

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