Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 46-9 - Pilots — Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries
Section 46-9-22. - Grounds for disciplinary action.

§ 46-9-22. Grounds for disciplinary action.
The commission may suspend any pilot for any period that it may deem proper, and may revoke and annul any pilot’s license which shall be issued under this chapter, upon satisfactory proof that:
(1) The pilot has willfully disobeyed or violated the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made and established by the commission; or
(2) The pilot has negligently lost or damaged any vessel under his or her care; or
(3) The pilot is so addicted to the habits of intoxication, or the use of any drug, as to be unfit to be entrusted with the charge of a vessel; or
(4) The pilot is so mentally or physically incapable as to be unfit to carry on the duties of a pilot.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 388, § 2.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 46 - Waters and Navigation

Chapter 46-9 - Pilots — Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries

Section 46-9-1. - Declaration of policy.

Section 46-9-2. - Vessels required to employ state licensed pilot — “Vessel” defined.

Section 46-9-3. - Vessels exempt from chapter.

Section 46-9-4. - Piloting without license.

Section 46-9-4.1. - Piloting without charts.

Section 46-9-5. - Pilotage commission.

Section 46-9-6. - Duties of commission.

Section 46-9-7. - Qualifications for original license.

Section 46-9-8. - Regulation of pilot boats.

Section 46-9-9. - Temporary pilot licenses — Emergencies.

Section 46-9-10. - Examination of applicants.

Section 46-9-11. - Deferment of applications for future examination.

Section 46-9-12. - Duration and renewal of licenses.

Section 46-9-13. - License fees.

Section 46-9-14. - Fall River pilots.

Section 46-9-15. - Prior licensees.

Section 46-9-16. - Pilot’s bond.

Section 46-9-17. - Liability for fees.

Section 46-9-18. - Lien for pilotage fees.

Section 46-9-19. - Commissions prohibited.

Section 46-9-20. - Accounts of fees — Payments to state — Use of funds.

Section 46-9-21. - Payment of pilotage fees.

Section 46-9-22. - Grounds for disciplinary action.

Section 46-9-22.1. - Grounds for minor disciplinary action.

Section 46-9-22.2. - Chemical test — Consent — Administration — Use as evidence — Refusal to submit.

Section 46-9-23. - Contest — Notice and opportunity to be heard.

Section 46-9-24. - Reinstatement following suspension.

Section 46-9-25. - Appeals from commission.

Section 46-9-26. - Penalty for violations.

Section 46-9-27. - Criminal penalty for intentional or grossly negligent violation — Felony.

Section 46-9-28. - Penalties — Misdemeanor.

Section 46-9-29. - Proceedings for enforcement — Injunctive relief.

Section 46-9-30. - Surrender of suspended or revoked license.

Section 46-9-31. - Appropriations.

Section 46-9-32. - Quarters and personnel for commission.

Section 46-9-33. - Repealed.

Section 46-9-34. - Severability.

Section 46-9-35. - Inspection — Fees.