California Code of Regulations › Title 7 - Harbors and Navigation › Division 2 - State Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun › Article 6 - Government of Pilots, Inland Pilots and Trainees › Section 220 - Duties of Pilot Trainees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A pilot
				trainee shall obey all regulations of the Board.
(b) A pilot trainee absent from his or her
				duties without permission is liable to suspension and forfeiture of stipend, if
				any, for the period of absence. A pilot trainee may not be absent from duty for
				more than 30 consecutive days without obtaining a leave of absence from the
				Board, unless such absence is caused by the pilot trainee's sickness or
				personal injury, in which case a leave of absence from the Board shall be
				obtained if the absence extends for more than 60 days.
(c) A pilot trainee shall not perform any
				duties of a pilot trainee while intoxicated or under the influence of any
				substance or combination of substances which so affects the pilot trainee's
				nervous system, brain or muscles as to impair, to an appreciable degree, the
				pilot trainee's ability to properly perform his or her duties.
(d) A pilot trainee shall not, through
				ignorance, willfulness or neglect, cause a vessel to run on shore or to become
				exposed to liability for damage to persons or property, or otherwise cause
				injury or damage to persons, property or the marine environment during the
				performance of his or her duties as a pilot trainee.
(e) A pilot trainee shall always obey the
				applicable Rules of the Road for the navigation of vessels and shall, under all
				circumstances, perform his or her duties in a manner which does not endanger
				persons, property or the marine environment or cause damage, injury or loss of
				life.
(f) A pilot trainee shall
				obey all lawful instructions and directives given to him or her, or to pilot
				trainees in general, by the Pilot Evaluation Committee or by any member of such
				Committee, the Port Agent or his or her designee.
(g) A pilot trainee, when notified to report
				in person to the Board, shall report as directed in the notification.
(h) A pilot trainee shall only train on
				vessels assigned to him or her by the Port Agent, his or her designee or a
				member of the Pilot Evaluation Committee.
(i) A pilot trainee shall keep his or her
				current address and residence telephone number on file with the Board by
				submitting the required information to the Administrative Assistant/Secretary
				in a timely fashion.
(j) While
				engaged in any pilot trainee activity, a pilot trainee shall obey all
				applicable laws and conduct himself or herself so as not to cause injury or
				damage to persons, property or the marine environment.
(k) Any pilot trainee who fails a chemical
				test for dangerous drugs, as defined in Section
				202, shall be immediately suspended
				from further training and, if, after a hearing held pursuant to subsection (f)
				of Section 214, the Board determines that the
				trainee failed a chemical test for dangerous drugs, the trainee shall be
				dismissed from the training program.
(l) A pilot trainee shall familiarize himself
				or herself with the work-hour limitations and rest-period requirements
				applicable to pilots and shall be guided by these limitations and requirements
				in scheduling training trips on vessels.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1154 and 1196.5, Harbors
					 and Navigation Code. Reference: Sections 1100, 1101(c), 1101(e), 1101(f),
					 1171.5 and 1196.5, Harbors and Navigation Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 1154,
					 Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Sections
					 1100,
					 1101(c),
					 1101(e),
					 1101(f)
					 and
					 1171.5,
					 Harbors and Navigation Code.