995 CMR, § 3.08 - Applicants for Warrant Pilot Commission

(1) The Commissioner will consider, and will interview and examine, only those applicants for a Commission of Warrant Pilot who:

(a) is a citizen of the United States;

(b) is 21 years of age or older;

(c) have completed 12 years of formal education or equivalent satisfactory to the Commissioner;

(d) is fluent in the English language;

(e) is physically and mentally fit for pilotage service;

(f) furnish documentary proof that they hold a current and unrestricted Merchant Marine Credential as required by 995 CMR 3.12;

(g) has documented pilot service or prior maritime service or has suitable veterans sea time as required by 995 CMR 3.10;

(h) furnished documentary proof that they have satisfactorily completed Apprentice Training as required by 995 CMR 3.17; and

(i) furnish to the Commissioner written evidence that they have:

1. satisfactorily completed at least one year of service as a trainee with the Eastern Point Pilots as required by 995 CMR 3.17; and

2. have received written reports of performance as a trainee from at least a majority of the then Commissioned Pilots in District Two certifying that they have observed said trainee, have assisted in training said trainee, and have a professional belief that said trainee is competent, professional and suited by training and temperament to furnish prompt and safe Pilotage Services.

(2) Upon completion to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of the requirements of 995 CMR 3.08(1), 3.10, 3.12 and 3.17, the Commissioner will notify each applicant in writing of the date, time and place at which they will be examined by the Commissioner pursuant to 995 CMR 3.11

(3) Subsequent to the examination referred to in 995 CMR 3.08(2), the Commissioner will notify each applicant in writing whether the Commissioner has determined that the individual satisfies all requirements and is judged competent for issuance of a Warrant Pilot Commission, and whether the Commissioner will seek approval of the Trustees for issuance to said individual of a Warrant Pilot Commission.

(4) If the approval of the Trustees is received by the Commissioner in respect to any individual who has satisfied the Commissioner in respect to the requirements of 995 CMR 3.08 and 3.11, and if the Commissioner determines that an additional Warrant Pilot Commission is required, the Commissioner shall prepare and deliver to said individual a Warrant Pilot Commission.

(5) An application filed pursuant to 995 CMR 3.08 shall lapse and become invalid and not effective one year after the date on which it is filed with the Commissioner.

(6) The Commissioner may issue any individual a Warrant Branch Commission applicable to all (or less than all) of the harbors of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Manchester, Gloucester, Rockport, and Newburyport.

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995 CMR, § 3.08

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1488, eff. 2/3/2023.