New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 64 - RULES OF THE NEW JERSEY MARITIME PILOT AND DOCKING PILOT COMMISSION
Subchapter 3 - MARITIME PILOT LICENSING
Section 16:64-3.7 - Application for increase in grade of licenses
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A maritime pilot seeking to increase the grade of a license shall give notice to the Commission, through the Pilots Association, requesting a grade increase. This notice shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the eligibility date determined by using the minimum length of service requirements in 16:64-3.5(d).
(b) Prior to a maritime pilot being advanced to a grade, the Pilots Association shall post at least 60 days in advance of the scheduled advancement and continue to be posted, in a prominent location at the Pilots Association headquarters and aboard the station, a notice regarding the maritime pilot. The notice, in a form prescribed by the Commission, shall advise all maritime pilots of the name of the maritime pilot seeking advancement and the manner in which any maritime pilot may communicate objections to the Commission. When posted, the President of the Pilots Association or his or her designee shall provide the Commission with a copy of the posted notice and shall state in writing that the notice has been posted as aforesaid.
(c) In the event that adverse information has come to the attention of the Pilots Associations Executive Committee or the President, such information shall be sent to the Commission in writing.
(d) The identity of the objector shall not be disclosed by the Commissioner or the Pilots Association, except as may be required by law.
(e) A maritime pilot requesting an increase in grade shall appear in person before the Commissioners at a regular meeting of the Commission. The Commission shall consider the request for an increase and such other information, which, in its discretion, it deems relevant to either deny or approve the application. Unless the Commission specifies otherwise, the Commissions decision regarding a request for an increase constitutes final agency action.
