995 CMR, § 3.14 - Commissions

(1) Each Commission shall clearly state the full name of the individual holder of the Commission, the type of Commission issued (Warrant Pilot, Full Branch Pilot), any and all restrictions on the pilotage services which are allowed to be performed by the holder, and the date of issuance and the date of expiration of said Commission.

(2) Each Commission shall be signed by each Commissioner then in office when the Commission is issued.

(3) Each Commission shall be valid for five years from the date of issue and shall thereafter be renewable by the Commissioner on each fifth year anniversary date for an additional five-year period, provided that the individual holding said commission has satisfactorily completed the requirements of 995 CMR 3.14(4).

(4) During each five years term of commission, the Pilots are required to successfully complete appropriate training when available in at least two of each of the following skills, in rotation, so all will be completed each ten years:

(a) Bridge Resource Management, (or a refresher training if previously taken);

(b) Ship Handling on a Bridge Simulation (preferably with programs of harbors in District Two), or Ship Handling Using Manned Models (preferably of vessels of the type calling at harbors in District Two);

(c) ECDIS for Pilots, (or a refresher training if previously taken);

(d) Portable Pilot Unit (PPU) training; and

(e) any other course the Commissioner believes requires additional training on new technology.

(5) New or different training programs may be substituted for those listed in 995 CMR 3.14(4), with a written request made to the Commissioner and subsequent approval received by the Commissioner.

(6) Residency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required to retain Commission.

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995 CMR, § 3.14

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