Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 494 - BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS › Chapter 494-1 - SAINT SIMONS AND SAINT ANDREWS BARS › Subject 494-1-1 - RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BAR AND HARBOR PILOTAGE › Rule 494-1-1-.11 - Apprentice Training Course Curriculum

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Satisfactory
				completion of the Apprentice Training Course at Brunswick as approved by the
				Commandant of the Coast Guard, requires that the apprentice must have
				satisfactorily completed a minimum of 360 days of training aboard vessels 1600
				gross tons and over. This Course of instruction is approved by the Commandant
				of the U.S. Coast Guard pursuant to 46 CFR 10.307.
(2) General Curriculum Requirements:
(a) In order to satisfactorily complete this
				training course, every apprentice must solo, to the satisfaction of the
				majority of the supervising pilots, on every route, day and night, ebb and
				flood tides, and on every size category of vessel calling at the Port. The
				curriculum of the approved course required that apprentices learn to direct the
				movement of vessels, apply the proper rules of the nautical road and other
				maritime procedures; interface and coordinate with other affected vessels and
				facilities, and record certain information. During each vessel movement to
				which the apprentice is assigned, the apprentice shall accompany the licensed
				pilot assigned to the vessel. The licensed pilot serves as the expert-master
				and interacts with the apprentice in observational and mastery learning
				processes. The ultimate result of the training is marked by the satisfactory
				piloting of vessels under the supervision of the various pilots assigned to
				those movements without the need for those assigned pilots to offer coaching or
				verbal guidance. This accomplishment is termed a "solo".
(b) In addition to the above, the progress of
				every apprentice must be marked semi-annually during his or her term of
				apprentice training by the pilots with whom he or she has received instruction
				in the areas of:
1. Procedures;
2. Skillfulness;
3. Communications;
4. Attitude.
(c) Every apprentice must receive
				satisfactory grades from the majority of the pilots during each semi-annual
				progress report period. A 3.2 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, in every area
				of grading, is required as the minimal satisfactory grade. This minimal grade
				shall be obtained during the final progress report period in order for an
				apprentice to receive a certificate that he or she has satisfactorily completed
				this training course. The Course Monitor shall semiannually advise each
				apprentice regarding his or her progress and shall also advise the
				Commissioners.
(d) Failure to
				receive satisfactory grades during the Apprentice Training Course can result in
				the termination of the apprentice training program for any apprentice at any
				point in the program by the Commissioners.
(e) The discovery that any apprentice fails
				to satisfy the physical requirements for federal licensure shall be just cause
				for the termination of any such apprentice, without regard to the grades
				received in the Apprentice Training Course.