North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 04 - COMMERCE
Chapter 15 - COMMISSION OF NAVIGATION AND PILOTAGE FOR THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AND BAR
Section 15 .0121 - APPRENTICESHIP

(a) In order to be considered for an appointment as an apprentice pilot, an applicant shall:

(b) If determined by a majority vote of the association that the applicant has demonstrated the knowledge and skill necessary to obtain an apprentice pilot's certificate and if approved by a majority vote of the commission, the applicant shall be issued an apprentice pilot's certificate. He or she shall be known as an apprentice pilot during apprenticeship. No member of the association who is a parent, sibling, or grandparent of an applicant shall participate in the discussion or voting by the association in recommending whether to approve the application for an apprentice pilot's certificate.

(c) Under the direct supervision of a pilot, an apprentice pilot shall become proficient in all matters appertaining to the duties of a pilot, including:

(d) An apprentice pilot shall make such boarding and trips and perform such duties as directed by a pilot in order to master the waters of the river and bar to master the handling of the various vessels that will be under the command of a pilot as they travel inbound from the ocean to the port of call and outbound from the port of call to the ocean.

(e) A limited license may be issued to an apprentice pilot by the commission upon a determination by a majority of the association that the applicant has demonstrated the knowledge and skill necessary to obtain a limited license and after consideration of the factors set forth in Paragraph (c) of this Rule. Prior to advancing from one limited license to the next, a majority of the association shall have signed the limited license, certifying progressive development of the knowledge and skill necessary for a limited license. The commission may issue the next limited license upon a determination by a majority of the association that the applicant has demonstrated the knowledge and skill necessary to obtain that limited license and after consideration of the factors set forth in Paragraph (c) of this Rule. No member of the association who is a parent, sibling, or grandparent of an applicant shall participate in the discussion or voting by the association in recommending whether to issue a limited license to the applicant.

(f) An apprenticeship may be terminated at any time there is a finding by the commission that progress is not being made as set forth in Paragraphs (c) through (e) or any of the requirements set forth in Paragraph (a) have been violated. A majority vote of the association shall be required in ordered to present these proposed findings to the commission and recommend termination of an apprenticeship. No member of the association who is a parent, sibling, or grandparent of an applicant shall participate in the discussion or voting by the association in recommending whether to terminate the applicant's apprenticeship.

(g) In order to be considered for an appointment as a pilot:

(h) Upon the successful completion of the apprentice pilot training program and the requirements for a fully licensed pilot, an apprentice pilot shall then be placed on the apprentice pilots waiting list in the order in which they complete all such requirements. When a vacancy occurs in the number of fully licensed pilots, the apprentice next in line shall be appointed to that vacancy. If he or she declines, his or her name shall be stricken from the waiting list. During this interim between the expiration of the limited license and the occurrence of a vacancy, the apprentice shall be required to make an average of two boardings per month under the supervision of a fully licensed pilot.