Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G14 - Board of Pilot Commissioners › Chapter 61G14-15 - DUTIES, SAFETY GUIDELINES, BOARDING AND DISEMBARKING › Section 61G14-15.003 - Safety Guidelines

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this rule, "pilot" shall mean both a state
				  licensed pilot and a state certified deputy pilot.
(1) If a pilot determines that circumstances
				render transit by a vessel unsafe, the pilot shall not be required to board or
				direct the movement of the vessel until conditions permit safe transit. He/she
				shall advise the vessel's master of his/her action, request that it be noted in
				the vessel's log, and document it in his/her records. If the pilot becomes
				aware that the master insists on moving the vessel without a pilot, the pilot
				shall attempt, by any appropriate means, to give notice of such movement, to
				other vessels in the area, tugs assigned to assist, the Coast Guard and a law
				enforcement officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
(2) If, after any pilot has boarded a vessel,
				circumstances change so as to render the proposed transit unsafe, he/she shall
				advise the master to postpone or halt the transit until it can be safely
				undertaken. If the master insists that the vessel continue as originally
				intended, the master shall thereby have assumed complete responsibility for the
				direction of the movement of the vessel. Thereupon, the pilot shall advise the
				master that the master has taken the conn and that the pilot is standing by and
				will, unless ordered otherwise, render advice to assist in attaining such level
				of safety as may be practicable under prevailing circumstances. He/she shall
				request that his/her action be noted in the vessel's log and shall document it
				in his/her records. The pilot shall attempt, by any appropriate means, to give
				notice of his/her action to other vessels in the area, tugs assigned to assist,
				the Coast Guard and a law enforcement officer of the Fish and Wildlife
				Conservation Commission.
(3) If a
				pilot has boarded a vessel and circumstances change rendering docking or
				undocking of the vessel unsafe, he/she shall so advise the master. If the
				master insists that the vessel dock or undock in spite of advice to the
				contrary, the master shall thereby have assumed complete responsibility for the
				direction of the movement of the vessel. Thereupon, the pilot shall advise the
				master that the master has taken the conn and that the pilot is standing by and
				will, unless ordered otherwise, render advice to assist in attaining such level
				of safety as may be practicable under the prevailing circumstances. The pilot
				shall request that his/her action be noted in the vessel's log and shall
				document it in his/her records. The pilot shall attempt, by any appropriate
				means, to give notice of his/her action to other vessels in the area, tugs
				assigned to assist, the Coast Guard and a law enforcement officer of the Fish
				and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
(4) Each association of pilots in each port
				where such association(s) exists, and the licensed state pilots in each port
				who are not members of such association shall submit to the Board for its
				review and approval or rejection, the normal maximum allowable draft of vessels
				calling at the port and restrictions on bottom clearance for each channel, as
				required by Sections 310.075(4) and
				310.101(1)(d),
				F.S.
Specific Authority
					 310.185 FS. Law Implemented
					 310.0015(3)(a),
					 310.075(4),
					 310.101(1)(d)
					 FS.
New 11-6-89, Amended 6-26-90, 12-30-91, 10-25-92, Formerly
					 21SS-9.001, 21SS-15.003, Amended 11-15-93, 1-26-99, 10-4-99, 1-7-02, 5-11-03,
					 8-19-07.