New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 64 - RULES OF THE NEW JERSEY MARITIME PILOT AND DOCKING PILOT COMMISSION
Subchapter 7 - GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Section 16:64-7.3 - Route currency

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:64-7.3

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

(a) Prior to undertaking the piloting of a vessel, a pilot shall be fully conversant with the existing conditions of the pilotage route including, but not limited to:

1. Tidal and current conditions;

2. Status of aids to navigation;

3. Weather conditions; and

4. Obstructions, traffic conditions, and changes since the pilots last trip over the route.

(b) In the event a pilot has been absent from the performance of pilotage duties within the areas subject to the Commission's jurisdiction or it is anticipated that the pilot will be absent for a period of time in excess of 30 continuous days, the pilot shall notify the Commission in writing. The notice shall include the reasons for the absence and the date the pilot expects to resume pilotage duties.

(c) A pilot who has not performed pilotage duties within the areas subject to the Commission's jurisdiction for more than 30 continuous days shall not resume pilotage duties until authorized to do so by the Commission. To receive authorization to resume pilotage duties, a pilot shall submit a written certification on a form provided by the Commission that the pilot is fully conversant with the conditions in (a) above. The Commission may also require the pilot to appear before the Commission for an informal hearing prior to resumption of pilotage duties and may condition the pilot's return to duty upon the completion of a specified number of observation trips over the routes the pilot will be piloting upon returning to duty.

(d) A pilot shall perform a minimum of 26 trips as pilot of record or as an observer in any given six-month period. The six-month period shall be calculated by the pilot on the last day of any given month, for the preceding six months. In the event the pilot shall fall below this minimum number of required trips, the pilot shall cease piloting and promptly notify the Commission in writing. Prior to resuming piloting duties, the pilot shall submit a written certification to the Commission that the pilot is fully conversant with the conditions in (a) above. The pilot may, pursuant to the procedures in N.J.A.C. 16:64-10.5, be required to appear before the Commission and/or be required to complete a specified number of observation trips prior to returning to duty.

(e) After receiving authorization from the Commission to complete break-in trips, the following formula shall be used to determine the number of break-in trips mandated by the Commission.

1. Any pilot that is out-of-work for more than 30 days, but less than six months, shall be mandated to perform four break-in trips for each full month they are out of duty and one-half of the required break-in trips shall be completed in the hours of darkness.

2. Any pilot that is out-of-work for a six-month period shall be mandated to perform 26 break-in trips (one-half of which shall be completed in the hours of darkness).

3. For any pilot that is out-of-work for more than a six-month period, the number of break-in trips shall be determined by the Commission and will be based on the pilot's grade and number of years they have served as an active pilot.

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