La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXX-107

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

Section LXX-107 - Minimum Requirements

A. The board of examiners shall review, and if found satisfactory, approve the apprenticeship program of the applicant, the minimum requirements of which shall be as follows: the applicant must set forth in detail the names of the vessels handled, dates handled, the direction of travel, size, draft, and type of vessel, and the name of the supervising bar pilot. During the period of apprenticeship the applicant shall handle vessels on not less than 650 occasions, two-thirds of which shall be at night.

B. The board of examiners will review the number and times of vessels handled, the size, draft, and type of vessels and the conditions under which the applicant has performed the apprenticeship in order to determine if the applicant has had sufficient exposure as to enable the board of examiners to make a determination of the applicant's competence and ability to perform the duties of a bar pilot.

C. The board of examiners shall prescribe the form of the application and required documentary proof of the applicant's eligibility.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXX-107

Promulgated by Office of the Governor, Board of Examiners of Bar Pilots for the Port of New Orleans, LR 29:351 (March 2003), amended LR 29:2058 (October 2003).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 34:945.C.1.