South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 136 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTAGE
Article 1 - LOWER COASTAL AREA
Section 136-030 - Pilot Registration

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 136-030

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

A. The minimum number of full branch pilots for the Lower Coastal Area shall be established by the Commissioners to be sufficient to handle the number of vessels requiring pilot services. The Commissioners for the Lower Coastal Area may authorize a number of short branch pilots in addition to the number established for full branch pilots.

B. In developing the minimum number of pilots necessary, the Commissioners shall consider the average annual number of vessel movements, including both federal and state pilotage, handled by each full branch pilot for each of the previous five years. They shall also consider the average amount of pilot time required per average movement.

C. The Commissioners shall adopt procedures for monitoring increases and decreases in workload to assure that an adequate number of full branch pilot positions are established to efficiently handle the workload. The Commissioners shall further consider the recommendations of the pilots relative to developing the number of pilots required.

D. Every pilot being registered shall have a thorough physical examination every year. An individual's registration remains valid through the end of the month in which the first anniversary of the most recent satisfactory physical examination occurs. If invalidated by expiration of the previous physical, registration is restored once a satisfactory physical examination has been completed, without further action by the Commission or other authority. Pilots holding and maintaining a Medical Certificate for a First Class Pilot issued by the United States Coast Guard are deemed medically fit to perform the duties of a State Registered Pilot. Annual physicals will be recorded on a form approved by the Commissioners that is:

(a) signed by an appropriately licensed physician;

(b) signed by the applicant attesting to the status as of that date of his or her Coast Guard Medical Certificate; and

(c) submitted within 30 days of the completion of the physical. Pilots not holding a current Medical Certificate issued by the United States Coast Guard for a First Class Pilot may petition the Commissioners for a determination of medical fitness by alternate means.

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