New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 64 - RULES OF THE NEW JERSEY MARITIME PILOT AND DOCKING PILOT COMMISSION
Subchapter 3 - INSTRUCTION TO RENTERS
Section 16:64-3.4 - Route extension

(a) A licensed maritime pilot seeking to extend or add a route shall complete at least 25 round trips as a pilot in training under the supervision and close scrutiny of pilots who are licensed for the route. During these 25 trips, the maritime pilot shall observe the maneuvering of the vessels, which may or may not include dockings and undockings as may customarily be performed by licensed pilots. At least five of the 25 trips shall be made during hours of darkness.

(b) When applying to the Commission to extend or add routes, the pilot shall submit a letter indicating the extension sought, a list of the names, gross registered tonnages and drafts of the vessels, and the dates and times of passages with a signed certification attesting to the veracity of the list. The maritime pilot shall also provide two letters from maritime pilots licensed for that route who supervised one or more of the training passages as defined in (a) above attesting to the maritime pilots competency to pilot vessels on that route.

(c) The Commission shall consider information submitted by the pilot and deny or approve the application. Unless the Commission specifies otherwise, the Commissions decision regarding the request shall constitute final agency action.