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23 DE Code § 114. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter II. Licenses|§ 114. Apprenticeship program.

§ 114. Apprenticeship program. (a) According to the needs and dictates of commerce and the interests of public safety, the Board shall from time to time solicit applications for and make appointments of apprentice pilots. No person shall be appointed to be an apprentice who does not hold either a baccalaureate degree from either a recognized and duly certified college or university, or from a maritime academy operated by the United States or a state, or a United States Coast Guard issued license to serve as third-mate on all oceans or master in near coastal waters aboard vessels of no less than 1600 tons, or a higher class of license. The number of apprentices at any 1 time shall be under the control and within the discretion of the Board of Pilot Commissioners. Apprenticeship openings, as they occur, shall be advertised for a period of not less than 1 week in a daily paper of general circulation. (b) No person shall be appointed to be an apprentice who has committed any acts which are grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter except that the Board may waive such disqualification after a hearing that may include a review of documentation demonstrating that the person meets the criteria for a waiver if it finds:  (1) More than 5 years has elapsed since the date of the felony conviction:  (2) The person is not incarcerated, on work release, probation, parole or serving any part of a suspended sentence; (3) The person is in substantial compliance with all court orders relating to fines, restitution and community service; (4) The person is capable of practicing river piloting in a competent and profession manner;  (5) The granting of a waiver will not endanger the public health, safety or welfare; and (6) The person has not been has not been convicted of a felony sexual offense. (c) No person shall be entitled to a license in any class without first having completed the apprenticeship program enacted by regulation of the Board. The period of apprenticeship shall be 4 years, excepting those apprentices who, at the time of appointment, held the above-described third-mate's or master's license, whose apprenticeship need be no longer than 3 years. Apprentices must make a total of at least 500 trips over the route during their apprenticeship in vessels with first or second class pilots. (d) This section shall apply to all apprentices appointed after May 4, 1993. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  3;  18 Del. Laws, c. 554, §  1;  21 Del. Laws, c. 271, §  1;  26 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  2;  Code 1915, §  955;  Code 1935, §  1067;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  114;  57 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  3;  62 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  4;  64 Del. Laws, c. 195, §  7;  65 Del. Laws, c. 229, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  10;  81 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 1;
23 DE Code § 115. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter II. Licenses|§ 115. Term of license; renewal.

§ 115. Term of license; renewal. Each license shall be renewed annually, in such a manner as is determined by the Division of Professional Regulation, and upon payment of the appropriate fee determined by the Secretary of State, and submission of a renewal form provided by the Division of Professional Regulation. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  2;  Code 1915, §  954;  Code 1935, §  1066;  45 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  1;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  115;  62 Del. Laws, c. 105, §§  5, 6;  64 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  6;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  11;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  17(1);  75 Del. Laws, c. 400, §  1;
23 DE Code § 117. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter II. Licenses|§ 117. Piloting without license; penalty.

§ 117. Piloting without license; penalty. (a) Whoever exercises the profession of pilot in the Bay or River Delaware, the navigable tributaries thereof, including the C & D Canal, or upon any other waters designated as pilotage waters by the Board, without a current license granted under this chapter or under the laws of Pennsylvania shall be liable for a civil penalty equal to twice the amount of pilotage, as determined in accordance with this chapter, for each such vessel piloted. Such penalty shall be payable to the State. (b) Any person who provides pilotage to a vessel in distress shall not be deemed to have violated this section if the person turns the vessel over to a duly licensed pilot who subsequently offers pilot services. (c) No tugboat shall undertake to tow any vessel obligated by this chapter to employ a pilot unless such vessel has a pilot on board who is licensed under this chapter or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The master or person in charge of a tugboat which violates this section shall be deemed to be piloting without a license and shall be liable for the civil penalty described in subsection (a) of this section. (d) Any master, owner, charterer, operator, consignee, manager or agent of a vessel required under this chapter to take a pilot, who hires or allows a person to act as a pilot in violation of subsection (a) of this section while knowing that the person does not hold a valid license issued under this chapter or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall be jointly and severally liable for the civil penalty described in subsection (a) of this section. (e) The State Attorney General on behalf of the Board may bring an action in the courts of this State or any other court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this section. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §§  2, 15;  Code 1915, §§  954, 968;  Code 1935, §§  1066, 1080;  45 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  1;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  117;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  13;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 118. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter II. Licenses|§ 118. Grounds for discipline.

§ 118. Grounds for discipline. (a) Pilots regulated under this chapter shall be subject to disciplinary action if after a hearing the Board finds:  (1) Illegal, incompetent or negligent conduct in the performance of piloting; (2) Excessive use or abuse of drugs (including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals); (3) Failure to file a marine casualty report; (4) Failure to obey rule of the nautical road; (5) Violation of a lawful provision of this chapter, or any lawful regulation established thereunder; (6) A license to practice as a river pilot has been subjected to discipline in any jurisdiction; or (7) Conviction of a crime substantially related to the practice of river piloting. (b) A pilot shall be subject to nondisciplinary remedial action if, after a hearing, the Board finds that there is a danger to health, safety or welfare of the public due to:  (1) Physical illness or loss of motor skill, including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process; (2) Temporary emotional disorder or mental illness, including alcohol and/or drug abuse; or (3) Permanent emotional disorder or mental illness. (c) If a pilot's physical or mental capacity to practice safely is at issue in a nondisciplinary remedial proceeding, the Board may order a pilot to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination. Failure to comply with a lawful order to submit to a physical or mental examination shall render the pilot liable to temporary suspension or revocation of license in accordance with § 120 of this title. (d) Where a pilot fails to comply with the Board's request that the pilot submit to an examination or attend a hearing the Board may petition the Superior Court to order such examination or attendance, and the said Court or any judge assigned thereto shall have jurisdiction to issue each order. (e) Subject to subchapter IV of Chapter 101 of Title 29, no license shall be restricted, suspended or revoked by the Board, and no pilot's right to practice shall be limited by the Board, until such pilot has been given notice, and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  13;  Code 1915, §  966;  Code 1935, §  1078;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  118;  65 Del. Laws, c. 229, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 2;
23 DE Code § 119. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter II. Licenses|§ 119. Fees.

§ 119. Fees. Within the limits provided, the amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter and to be collected by the Board, shall approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the expenses of the Board. 64 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  12;
23 DE Code § 121. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter III. Vessels and Pilots|§ 121. Receipt of pilots by vessels; penalties for refusal; jurisdiction.

§ 121. Receipt of pilots by vessels; penalties for refusal; jurisdiction. (a) Except vessels of less than 100 gross tons, every foreign vessel and every vessel engaged in foreign commerce or trade entering, departing or underway upon the Delaware Bay or River, the navigable tributaries thereof, including the C & D Canal, or upon such other waters designated pilotage waters by the Board, shall be obliged to receive and employ a pilot licensed under this chapter or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (b) As used in this section, “vessel engaged in foreign trade” shall be defined as any vessel carrying any cargo loaded in a foreign port, or destined for a foreign port, as well as any vessel in ballast, having discharged its cargo of foreign origin, unless such vessel has specific orders to a port in the United States at which it is to load cargo. Orders to a vessel to proceed to Delaware Bay, to sea or any other place for orders or instructions shall not be deemed such specific orders. (c) If the master of any vessel refuses or neglects to take a pilot, the master, owner, charterer, operator, manager, consignee or agent of such vessel shall:  (1) Forfeit and pay to any such pilot suing for the same a sum equal to the pilotage of such vessel plus attorney fees and costs to be recovered by a suit in the courts of this State or before a Justice of the Peace, or such pilot may pursue a remedy therefore by a suit in admiralty in any United States court either in personam or by proceeding in rem, to enforce the lien given the person on such ship or vessel, as such pilot may see fit and proper to do; and (2) Be liable to pay a civil penalty of up to $25,000, payable to the State, which penalty shall be enforceable via an action to be brought by the Attorney General in the courts of this State.16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  5;  17 Del. Laws, c. 145, §  1;  18 Del. Laws, c. 619, §  2;  Code 1915, §  957;  Code 1935, §  1069;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  121;  62 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  7;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  15;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 122. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter III. Vessels and Pilots|§ 122. Exception as to receipt of pilots by certain coastal vessels.

§ 122. Exception as to receipt of pilots by certain coastal vessels. No vessel employed in and licensed for the coasting trade shall be obliged to receive a pilot or be subjected to the payment of pilotage in case of refusal to receive such pilot, except ships or vessels bound to the states, territories or possessions of the United States on the Pacific Ocean, but a coastwide vessel voluntarily taking a pilot shall pay the pilot a fee which is no more than the fee for pilotage as prescribed in the case of a vessel bound to or from a foreign port. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  6;  Code 1915, §  958;  28 Del. Laws, c. 65;  Code 1935, §  1070;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  122;  57 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 123. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter III. Vessels and Pilots|§ 123. Acceptance by inward bound vessel of pilot first offering.

§ 123. Acceptance by inward bound vessel of pilot first offering. The pilot who first offers services to any inward bound ship or vessel shall be entitled to take charge thereof, if the pilot's license authorizes the pilot to pilot ships or vessels of such draught of water. Such pilot, if required, shall exhibit the license to the master or commander of such ship or vessel. In case the draught of water of such ship or vessel is greater than the pilot is licensed to carry, the pilot may, nevertheless, with the consent of the master, take charge of the ship or vessel until a pilot duly qualified offers. If such qualified pilot offers before the ship or vessel has passed Brandywine Shoals, bearing east, the qualified pilot shall be received, and the former pilot entitled to pilotage according to the distance the pilot may have conducted such ship or vessel, and the latter to the residue of the pilotage which shall be ascertained by the President of the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the time being. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  6;  Code 1915, §  958;  28 Del. Laws, c. 65;  Code 1935, §  1070;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  123;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 126. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter III. Vessels and Pilots|§ 126. Outward bound vessel to discharge pilot; penalty.

§ 126. Outward bound vessel to discharge pilot; penalty. Every master or commander of a ship or vessel outward bound shall remain 6 hours after arrival at the Capes to give to the pilot on board such ship or vessel an opportunity to be taken out. If the master or commander of such ship or vessel refuses to do so, and if the same can be done without endangering the vessel, the master, owner or consignee of such ship or vessel shall forfeit and pay to such pilot, the pilot's executors or administrators any sum not exceeding the applicable pilotage rate, to be recovered in any court of record in which the same may be sued for by a civil action or otherwise. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  7;  Code 1915, §  960;  Code 1935, §  1072;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  126;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  18;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 130. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 130. Definitions.

§ 130. Definitions. As used in this chapter:  (1) “Deep draft vessel” shall mean any vessel which by virtue of its draft is limited in its ability to navigate such that its navigation will be of extraordinary duration or will occasion its pilot extraordinary care or trouble. (2) “Piloting” is defined as the work of directing a ship or vessel's movement on the waters of the Bay and River Delaware, all navigable tributaries thereof, the C & D Canal, and such other waters as may, from time to time be designated as pilotage waters by the Board. (3) “Underway” is the condition of any vessel which is not at anchor, aground or attached by 1 or more lines ashore. (4) “Vessel” is defined as any ship, however powered, barge, or tug and barge or other craft used or capable of being used in navigation for the transportation of cargo or passengers.69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  19;
23 DE Code § 132. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 132. Compensation of pilot carried to sea.

§ 132. Compensation of pilot carried to sea. If it happens that any pilot having a boat attending the pilot is carried to sea in any ship or vessel, contrary to the pilot's inclinations, by stress of weather or other unavoidable accident, the master, owner or consignee of such ship or vessel shall pay to such pilot, the pilot's executors or administrators the same wages as the master of the vessel receives until the return of the pilot to the Capes. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  8;  Code 1915, §  961;  Code 1935, §  1073;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  132;  64 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 133. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 133. Compensation of pilot carried to other port.

§ 133. Compensation of pilot carried to other port. When any inward bound ship or vessel having a pilot on board is prevented by the ice or by any other cause from proceeding to any port on the Bay or River Delaware, and is compelled to proceed to some other port or place not in the Bay or River Delaware, the pilot shall be entitled to receive and recover from the owner or consignee of such ship or vessel full pilotage, as if the pilot had conducted such ship or vessel to such ports, and shall also receive first-class transportation to the pilot's usual place of abode. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  9;  Code 1915, §  962;  Code 1935, §  1074;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  133;  64 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 134. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 134. Compensation for extraordinary piloting services.

§ 134. Compensation for extraordinary piloting services. Any vessel which has suffered any casualty limiting the capabilities of its steering, propulsion or navigational equipment or which is otherwise limited by its speed, draft or other factor in its ability to navigate such that its navigation will be of extraordinary duration or will occasion its pilot extraordinary care or trouble shall be obliged to receive 2 licensed pilots and to pay to each the full amount of pilotage required by this chapter; in the event that such services are provided by a single pilot, the pilot may charge up to double the pilotage amount calculated in accordance with the rates of this chapter. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  11;  Code 1915, §  964;  Code 1935, §  1076;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  134;  64 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  9;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  23;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 135. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 135. Ships detained to discharge pilot; compensation.

§ 135. Ships detained to discharge pilot; compensation. When any ship or vessel having a pilot on board is detained by order of the master, owner or consignee of such vessel by quarantine or by ice and conducted by such pilot to a place of safety, the master of any such ship or vessel may discharge the pilot, and in such case the pilot shall be entitled to receive and recover full pilotage, and the compensation for such detention shall be $100 per day for every day the pilot is detained. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  12;  18 Del. Laws, c. 619, §  3;  Code 1915, §  965;  Code 1935, §  1077;  46 Del. Laws, c. 113, §  2;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  135;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  24;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 136. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 136. Compensation for detention.

§ 136. Compensation for detention. Any pilot retained as pilot on a vessel inward bound to the Delaware Breakwater shall be allowed detention money at the rate of $100 for every 24 hours or any portion thereof that the pilot may have been retained, after the expiration of 24 hours from the time the anchor has been let go, off the Breakwater. If a vessel is eventually ordered to Philadelphia or other port on the Delaware Bay or River and the same pilot has been retained, the local charge for inward pilotage shall be 1 full inward pilotage and detention money as provided in this section. If the pilot is discharged at the Breakwater, and the same or another pilot afterward employed to pilot the vessel to Philadelphia or other port on the Delaware Bay or River, the total inward pilotage shall amount to 11/2 inward pilotage and detention money as provided in this section. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  5;  18 Del. Laws, c. 619, §  2;  Code 1915, §  957;  Code 1935, §  1069;  46 Del. Laws, c. 113, §  1;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  136;  69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  25;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 137. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 137. Legal fee limits; penalty.

§ 137. Legal fee limits; penalty. No licensed pilot shall demand, ask or receive, for any pilotage of any vessel or for any other services for which compensation is fixed by law, a greater sum than is authorized by this chapter. The Board of Pilot Commissioners, whenever it has been satisfactorily proven to it that any licensed pilot has demanded, asked or received for the pilotage of any vessel or services on board any vessel a greater sum than is authorized by this chapter, shall deprive such pilot of a license for the term of 1 year from the time when proof thereof has been made to it. 16 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  14;  Code 1915, §  967;  Code 1935, §  1079;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  137;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 138. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 1. Pilots|Subchapter IV. Pilotage Rates|§ 138. Pilotage for outbound deep draft vessels.

§ 138. Pilotage for outbound deep draft vessels. Outbound deep draft vessels shall be assigned 2 pilots for the outbound passage, and the vessel's pilotage rate for such passage shall be doubled to account for the use of the 2 pilots. 69 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  26;
23 DE Code § 2101. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 21. Motorboats|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2101. Restriction on speed of motorboats.

§ 2101. Restriction on speed of motorboats. No person shall operate a boat in Noxentown Lake, New Castle County, propelled by a motor of more than 5 horsepower, except when such boat is being used for the purpose of training a crew of a shell or other racing boat, or is following such a shell or racing boat during a boat or crew race. 46 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  1;  48 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  1;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  2101;  71 Del. Laws, c. 329, §  1;
23 DE Code § 2102. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 21. Motorboats|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2102. Penalty.

§ 2102. Penalty. Whoever violates this subchapter shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation. 46 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  2;  48 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  2;  23 Del. C. 1953, §  2102;  71 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  14;
23 DE Code § 2111. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 21. Motorboats|Subchapter II. Registration, Equipment and Operation|§ 2111. Declaration of policy.

§ 2111. Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the General Assembly and the purpose of this subchapter to improve boating safety and to foster greater development, use and enjoyment of all the waters of the State by encouraging and assisting participation by the State, the boating industry and the boating public in the development of boating safety programs which are more comprehensive, and by creating flexible regulatory authority concerning the use of boats and equipment. It is further declared to be the policy of the General Assembly to encourage greater and continuing uniformity of boating laws and regulations between the State, its subdivisions and the federal government; a higher degree of reciprocity and comity among the several jurisdictions; and closer cooperation and assistance between the State and the federal government in developing, administering and enforcing federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to boating safety. 23 Del. C. 1953, §  2111;  52 Del. Laws, c. 154, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 576, §  1;