Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 387 - Maine Pilotage Commission › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS › Part B - OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 387-1-B-7 - Reporting Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
a.
Illness or
				  Injury to Pilot
Pilots who shall suffer illness or injury causing them to
					 be unable to perform their duty for a period of 30 days or more shall notify
					 the Commission to this effect. They shall further notify the Commission as to
					 the date when they expect to be able to resume duty. The Commission may require
					 a physical examination of the pilot before their return to duty status.
b.
Injury to Pilot Sustained
				  in Boarding or Leaving a Ship or while Aboard a Ship being Piloted
Any pilot who sustains injury in the process of boarding
					 or leaving a ship, falls overboard, or is injured aboard a ship while
					 performing their duty, shall report to the Commission concerning all
					 particulars of the accident within 24 hours, and submit a written report within
					 five calendar days. A duplicate of this report shall also be submitted to the
					 Master or Agents of the ship involved.
c.
Vessel Going Aground or Other Marine
				  Casualty
In the event of a vessel going aground or meeting with a
					 certain marine casualty as defined below while a pilot is directing the
					 navigation of a vessel, the pilot shall report all circumstances attending the
					 grounding or other accident to the Commission immediately after addressing
					 resultant safety concerns, specifying the location and exact time of such
					 grounding or accident and the nature thereof, and file a written report within
					 five calendar days to the Commission. Such reportable incidents include:
An unintended grounding, or an unintended strike of
						(allison with) a bridge;
											An intended grounding, or an intended strike of a
						bridge, that creates a hazard to navigation, the environment, or the safety of
						a vessel;
											An occurrence materially and adversely affecting the
						vessel's seaworthiness or fitness for service or route;
											An occurrence causing property-damage in excess of
						$25,000, this damage including the cost of labor and material to restore the
						property to its condition before the occurrence, but not including the cost of
						salvage, cleaning, gas-freeing, drydocking, or demurrage.
(1)
Drug
				  and Alcohol Testing Requirement
If the Complaint Officer deems necessary, the pilot and/or
					 the pilot's employer will be required to submit a copy of the results of a U.S.
					 Coast Guard-requested drug and alcohol test. Such a test shall be conducted by
					 a Federally-approved testing agency and the results will be made available to
					 the Commission within 5 business days of receiving the test results.
If any pilot refuses to submit to, or cooperate in, the
					 administration of a timely chemical test, when directed by the Complaint
					 Officer or a law enforcement officer or by the marine employer, this fact shall
					 be noted and shall be admissible as evidence in any administrative
					 proceeding.
(2)
Meeting With Commission
If the Commission or Complaint Officer deems necessary, the
					 pilot will be required to meet with a representative of the Commission within
					 36 hours of such a marine casualty.