UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, 

Complainant, 

vs. 

COAST GUARD LICENSE 

NO. 877800 

ISSUED TO: 

DEVON E. PUJOL 

Respondent 

BEFORE: THOMAS MCELLIGOTT 

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 

Docket Number: 

CG S&R 01-0704 

Coast Guard Case Number: 

PA01001948 

ORDER 

The United States Coast Guard initiated this case seeking to revoke Respondent 

Devon Pujol's Coast Guard License Number 877800 under 46 U.S.C. § 7704 (c). The 

Coast Guard alleges that Respondent violated 46 C.F.R. § 5.35 (Use of or Addiction to 

Dangerous Drugs) by testing positive for drugs during a pre-employment test 

conducted on August 13,2001. The Respondent filed an answer to the Coast Guard's 

complaint admitting all jurisdictional and factual allegations and agreeing to the Coast 

Guard's proposed order to revoke any and all Coast Guard Licenses and Merchant 

Mariner's Documents issued to the Respondent. The Respondent then signed and sent a 

settlement agreement on November 1, 2001 agreeing to a stayed revocation of his license 

and any other Coast Guard issued documents pending completion of an approved drug 

rehabilitation program. 
The Respondent D. E. Pujol also agreed to deposit his license and any other 

Coast Guard issued documents with the Senior Investigating Officer or Lieutenant at the 

Marine Safety Office in New Orleans, Louisiana. To this date, the Respondent has not 

sent or brought his license or Coast Guard issued documents to the Marine Safety Office 

in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Based on the terms of the settlement agreement that was signed by the 

Respondent, he is required to immediately deposit his license and Coast Guard issued 

documents with the Marine Safety Office in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thus, if he fails to 

do so or otherwise fails to comply with any other requirements in said settlement 

agreement, his license and any other Coast Guard issued documents will be Revoked. If 

the Respondent's license is Revoked, he is not eligible to apply for issuance of a new 

license until at least 3 years after compliance with this order, unless the time limitation is 

waived by the Commandant. 46 C.F.R. § 5.901. 

ORDER 

WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERpD that Respondent Devon E. Pujol shall 

immediately mail, federal express or personally deliver any and all Coast Guard 

Licenses and Merchant Mariner's Documents to: 

LTJG C. C. Culotta or the 

Senior Investigating Officer 

USCG Marine Safety Office 

1615 Poydras Street, Suite 741 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 

Fax 504-589-4236 

WHEREFORE, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if it is proved that failure on 

the part of the Respondent D. E. Pujol to immediately deposit his license or otherwise 

comply with all parts of the settlement agreement regarding drug rehabilitation shall 
result in the REVOCATION of Coast Guard License Number 877800 and any other 

Coast Guard issued documents. 

WHEREFORE, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall be subject to 

criminal penalties including fines and/ or imprisonment if he unlawfully works under 

his Coast Guard issued license and/ or document in a position where his license and/ or 

document are required. 

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Done and dated this L of February, 2002 at 

Houston, Texas. 

Thomas McEl1gott 

Administrative Law Judge