Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - Rhode Island State Pilotage Commission Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-80-00-9.13 - Pilotage System for the Waters of Narragansett Bay and Its Tributaries

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Every pilot licensed by the Rhode Island
				  State Pilotage Commission pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-9, of Limited
				  or Full Branch Class and of active status, shall be collectively responsible
				  for the maintenance of a State Pilotage System for the State waters north of a
				  line from Point Judith to Sakonnet Point. The pilotage system shall incorporate
				  but not be limited to the following:
1. The
				  maintenance of a roster of all active status pilots licensed pursuant to the
				  R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-9, available in a rotation system to serve the needs
				  of commerce and to insure the equal distribution of pilotage and responsibility
				  for the maintenance of the pilotage system.
2. The maintenance of a pilot station in
				  Rhode Island Sound, including the necessary pilot boats, equipment and
				  personnel as may be required.
3.
				  The appointment by the roster of pilots of an agent responsible for the
				  centralized billing and collection of all pilotage fees and the equitable
				  distribution of such fees and expenses for the maintenance of said
				  system.
4. The maintenance of a
				  pilot apprenticeship training program pursuant to the R.I. Gen. Laws §
											46-9-7 to train applicants who
				  have applied to the Commission for a State pilot license and who have been
				  designated by the Commission for such training.
5. The responsibility for the operation and
				  maintenance of certain State-owned property or equipment allotted to the roster
				  for use to insure and effective operation of the pilotage system.
6. The adoption by the roster of pilots of
				  Rules, approved by the Pilotage Commission, for the daily operation of said
				  system.
7. In the interpretation of
				  this Part, active status shall mean a pilot who holds a valid Rhode Island
				  State pilot's license issued pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-9, for the
				  waters of Narragansett Bay and its tributaries, who has a current medical
				  certificate, who is a participant in an approved Federal Department of
				  Transportation Random Drug Testing Program, who is in compliance with recency
				  of trip requirements, and who is not retired but licensed, or on a leave of
				  absence approved by the Pilotage Commission.
8. No pilot licensed pursuant to the R.I.
				  Gen. Laws Chapter 46-9, other than while acting in conjunction with his or her
				  Massachusetts District 4 Pilot Commission, shall exercise the office of his or
				  her license other than through the aforementioned pilot's roster pursuant to
				  its Rules, nor shall said pilot bill for services rendered other than through
				  the aforementioned pilot's agent.
9. The failure of a pilot to comply with the
				  provisions of this Part shall be deemed "Misconduct or Neglect of Duty
				  Detrimental to the Business of Piloting" and shall be subject to the provisions
				  of the R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											46-9-22(1) and
				  (2).