Section 15-15a-6 - Definitions(a) "Administrator" or "Joint Rotation Administrator" means the entity that shall administer the joint rotation system;(b) "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York;(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation or his designee;(d) "Connecticut Pilot Commission" has the same meaning as provided in section 15-13c of the Connecticut General Statutes;(e) "Connecticut State Marine Pilot" means an individual who is a member in good standing of the Connecticut State Pilots and is licensed by the state of Connecticut under section 15-13 of the Connecticut General Statutes, qualified to safely bring a vessel in from a designated pilot embarkation station to its berth including any intermediate movements such as anchoring, shifting berths within and between ports and returning the vessel from its berth to a designated pilot debarkation station;(f) "Department" means Connecticut Department of Transportation;(g) "Full Branch Pilot" means a Connecticut State Marine Pilot or a New York State Marine Pilot qualified and licensed to operate in the waters described in section 15-15a-6(m) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;(h) "Joint Rotation System" means the rotation of pilots authorized in section 15-15d of the Connecticut General Statutes, defined by section 15-15a-17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and described in the Memorandum of Agreement between the Board of Commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York and Commissioner of Transportation of the State of Connecticut effective January 15, 2004;(i) "License" means a piloting license issued by the commissioner pursuant to section 15-13 of the Connecticut General Statutes;(j) "New York State Marine Pilot" means an individual who is a member in good standing of the New York Pilots and is licensed by the Board of Commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York;(k) "Program" means the Connecticut Apprentice Pilot Selection, Training and Certification Program described in section 15-15a-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;(l) "Senior Pilot" means a Full Branch Pilot with a minimum of five years experience as a Connecticut State Marine Pilot or a New York State Marine Pilot licensed to operate in the waters described in section 15-15a-6(m) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;(m) "Waters" means the navigable waters of Long Island Sound - Block Island Sound, including all the boundary waters of the states of Connecticut and New York of Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound and all ports and terminals on such waters, and all ports on tributaries to such waters east of the City Island -Stepping Stones Light line; and(n) "Pilot of Record" means a pilot assigned to the movement of a vessel by a proper authority who shall receive pilotage fees for that vessel movement.(o) Acronyms: (1) AIS - Automated Identification System(2) BIS - Block Island Sound(3) BRM - Bridge Resource Management(4) CPC - Connecticut Pilot Commission(5) GPS - Global Positioning System(7) JRA - Joint Rotation Administrator(8) LIS - Long Island Sound(9) MOA - Memorandum of Agreement(10) STCW - Standards for Training, Certification, and WatchkeepingConn. Agencies Regs. § 15-15a-6
Effective November 12, 1991; Amended September 10, 2003; Amended January 3, 2011