§ 46-9-7. Qualifications for original license.
Every person who shall apply for an original license to act as a pilot in the waters of this state north of a line drawn from Point Judith to Sakonnet Point shall be a citizen or legal resident of the United States; shall possess a master’s license of unlimited tonnage, (any oceans) issued by a duly constituted authority of the United States; shall possess a federal first-class pilot’s endorsement covering the section of the waters of this state required by commission rules; shall possess a state’s pilot’s license for the waters of Block Island Sound; shall have completed training in his or her duties as a pilot over the route under the supervision of the board of state licensed pilots appointed by the commission for this purpose pursuant to commission rules; and shall conform to physical and mental standards and possess professional experience and qualifications as the commission shall, from time to time, establish and require.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 388, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 111; P.L. 1996, ch. 164, § 8.
Structure 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.