New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 64 - RULES OF THE NEW JERSEY MARITIME PILOT AND DOCKING PILOT COMMISSION
Subchapter 9 - WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS AND DRUG-FREE WORKSHOP PROGRAM
Section 16:64-9.14 - Notice requirements

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:64-9.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a)All pilots and apprentices shall notify the Commission in writing within 24 hours or prior to reporting on duty, whichever event occurs first, after being formally charged with a violation or being convicted under:

1.Any Federal or state criminal drug statute;

2.Any United States Coast Guard regulation pertaining to the uses or possession of drugs or alcohol; or

3.Any boating or motor vehicle statute or regulation for operating under the influence, refusal to take a required drug or alcohol test or operating while intoxicated.

(b)Any pilot or apprentice who refuses to take a test or tests positive for dangerous drugs or alcohol in a test required by any Federal or state statute or regulation shall be required to submit to a chemical drug test at the pilot's or apprentice's expense within 48 hours of such positive test and to be subject to increased, unannounced chemical drug testing for dangerous drugs and/or alcohol at the pilot's or apprentice's expense for a period as determined by the Commission.

(c)No pilot or apprentice shall be assigned duties aboard a vessel pending the outcome of the test or tests required by (b) above.

(d) The outcome of the test(s) as required in (b) above shall be reported to the Commission by the Pilots Association or the Independent Pilots Association within 24 hours of its receipt.

(e)The Commission may from time to time cause a search of applicable motor vehicle and criminal records to determine if a pilot or apprentice has been charged or convicted of any offense which would oblige the pilot or apprentice to give notice pursuant to (a) above.

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