Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 995 CMR - PILOT COMMISSIONERS: DISTRICT ONE › Title 995 CMR 2.00 - Pilotage Within District One › Section 2.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Definitions as used in
			 995
			 CMR 2.00 have the following meanings:
Commissioned Pilot
. An individual who
				holds a Full Branch or Warrant issued by the Commissioner of Pilots under
				M.G.L. c. 103.
Commissioners
. When used without
				further description, means the Commissioners of Pilots, District One.
District One or District
. When used
				without further description, means those waters of Massachusetts specified as
				such in M.G.L. c. 103.
Federal First Class Pilot
. An
				individual holding a Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the United States
				Coast Guard containing an endorsement entitling the individual to serve in the
				capacity of "First Class Pilot" of certain vessels and over specified routes or
				within a specific port or waterway area.
Gross Tonnage
. The International Gross
				Tonnage of a vessel, as reflected on the International Tonnage Certificate of
				the vessel issued in accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage
				Measurement of Ships, 1969.
Medical Practitioner (MP)
. Shall
				include physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner licensed by a
				State in the United States.
Misconduct
. Human behavior which
				violates some formal, duly established rule. Such rules are found in, among
				other places, statutes, regulations, the common law, the general maritime law,
				a ship's regulation or order, or shipping articles and similar sources.
Misconduct
is an act which is forbidden or a failure
				to do that which is required.
Office of the Commissioners
. The
				office of the Pilot Commissioners for District One is located at 100
				1st Avenue, Suite 102, Charlestown, MA, 02129-2043,
				Tel.: (617) 242-0182, Fax: (617) 241-0505. The Secretary to the Commissioners
				is located in the Office of the Commissioners. Email:
				PilotCommissioners1@comcast.net. Website:
www.masspilotage.com
.
Residency
. Proof of residency may
				include, but not limited to: Massachusetts Driver's License, appropriate tax
				documents, Utility Bill, appropriate housing documents (rental agreement or
				mortgage documents), or other documents approved at the discretion of the
				Commissioners.
Serious Marine Incident
. Incorporated
				here by reference to 46 CFR § 4.03 with incidents including:
(a) any marine casualty or accident which
			 results in any of the following: one more deaths; an injury to a crewmember,
			 passenger, or other person which requires professional medical treatment beyond
			 first aid; damage to property in excess of $200,000; actual or constructive
			 total loss of any vessel; actual or constructive loss of any self-propelled
			 vessel, not subject to inspection of 100 gross tons or more; and
(b) discharge of oil of 10,000 gallons or
			 more; discharge of a reportable quantity of a hazardous substance.
Trustees
. The duly elected Trustees of
				the Boston Marine Society.
Unusual Incident
. Accidental or
				intentional grounding; collision or allision with any vessel or object; a loss
				of main propulsion, primary steering, or any associated component or control
				system that reduces the maneuverability of the vessel; an occurrence that
				materially and adversely affected the vessel's seaworthiness or fitness for
				service or route; non-compliant pilot ladders; an incident relating to
				operation of a vessel resulting in serious damage to a vessel, or damage caused
				by a vessel or crew, which may reasonably be expected to be in excess of
				$200,000 in monetary value, or such as to require a report to the U.S. Coast
				Guard, or any other provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations; any incident
				that places a Pilot in danger; or any incident that causes environmental damage
				or may reasonably be thought to pose an environmental hazard or any threat of
				pollution or any actual pollution. Further defined in
				995 CMR
				2.21.