Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 501 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY › Title 501 CMR 16.00 - Harbormaster Training Council › Section 16.11 - Harbormaster Training Program Separation

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
		  If a student becomes separated from a training program after beginning but
		  before completing the prescribed course of study, the training program director
		  shall complete a Separation Notice and distribute it in accordance with the
		  directions on the form. The categories of separation from a harbormaster
		  training program are as follows:
(a) A
		  student harbormaster may initiate a voluntary separation if, without coercion
		  and for personal reasons, the student harbormaster chooses to withdraw from the
		  harbormaster training program. The student harbormaster shall make the request
		  to withdraw in writing to the training program director, who shall notify the
		  employing or sponsoring authority. Student harbormasters separated under 501
		  CMR 16.11(1)(a) shall be eligible for enrollment in a subsequent harbormaster
		  training program, subject to appropriate employment or sponsorship and
		  compliance with applicable enrollment requirements.
(b) A student harbormaster's employing or
		  sponsoring department may initiate the withdrawal of the student harbormaster
		  from the harbormaster training program. Student harbormasters separated under
		  501 CMR 16.11(1)(b) shall be eligible for enrollment in a subsequent
		  harbormaster training program, subject to appropriate employment or sponsorship
		  and compliance with applicable enrollment requirements.
(c) A student may be dismissed from a
		  harbormaster training program for non-disciplinary reasons, including, but not
		  limited to, excessive absences, nonpayment of required fees, or performance
		  deficiency. Dismissal for non-disciplinary reasons may only be initiated by the
		  training program director. Students separated under 501 CMR 16.11(1)(c) shall
		  be eligible for enrollment in a subsequent harbormaster training program,
		  subject to appropriate employment or sponsorship and compliance with applicable
		  enrollment requirements.
(d) A
		  student may be dismissed from a harbormaster training program for disciplinary
		  reasons. Dismissal for disciplinary reasons may only be initiated by the
		  training program director. Student harbormasters separated under 501 CMR
		  16.11(1)(d) shall not be eligible for enrollment in any subsequent harbormaster
		  training program for a minimum of two years.
(e) If a student harbormaster sustains an
		  injury during participation in a harbormaster training program, the student
		  harbormaster may be granted a Medical Deferment. A deferment may be granted
		  only if the student harbormaster is under the care of a medical physician who
		  determines the student harbormaster is unable to return to the harbormaster
		  training program or unable to participate in the physical requirements of the
		  curricula for an extended period of time, causing the student harbormaster to
		  exceed the allowable maximum number of allowed absences.
1.If granted, a Medical Deferment begins the
		  date the Separation Notice issued and expires one year from that
		  date.
2.Within that year, the
		  student harbormaster must re-enter the next available harbormaster training
		  program.
3.Prior to being accepted
		  for readmission, the student harbormaster must furnish a statement from a
		  physician stating the student harbormaster's injury has healed completely and
		  stating that the student harbormaster is physically able to fully participate
		  in training without restrictions.
4.If the student harbormaster has not
		  re-entered a harbormaster training program prior to the expiration of the
		  Medical Deferment, all application, admission, and tuition requirements shall
		  apply and must be met if the student harbormaster reapplies to attend a
		  harbormaster training program.