La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXX-3403

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXX-3403 - Alcohol Use

A. No pilot shall consume any alcohol of any nature whatsoever within six hours before, or during, the performance of pilotage duties.

B. No pilots shall perform their duties when their blood alcohol content is 0.04 or greater.

C. Any pilots who believe they would be in violation of any of these rules if he were to perform their duties is obligated to remove themselves from duty. The pilot is the absolute insurer of their state of mind, physical abilities, and overall well-being.

D. The board may require a pilot to submit to a blood alcohol test upon complaint or reasonable suspicion that a pilot is performing under the influence of alcohol while piloting.

E. Any pilot who refuses to submit to scientific testing or screening for alcohol fails to cooperate fully with the testing procedures, or in any way tries to alter the test results shall be suspended from performing the duties of a pilot pending a hearing. Such refusal to cooperate will be considered as a positive test.

F. Any pilot found to be in violation of this Section may be reprimanded, fined, evaluated and/or treated for alcoholism and/or have their commission suspended or revoked.

G. Any pilot who is required to undergo an evaluation and/or treatment shall do so at their own expense and responsibility; the physician, as well as the evaluation and treatment facility must be approved by the board.

H. The board reserves the right to set a stricter standard of alcohol use for apprentices. Any apprentice who in violation of this regulation or the higher standard established in the apprenticeship program is subject to immediate termination of their participation in the apprenticeship program.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXX-3403

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners, LR 29:2071 (October 2003), amended LR 35:1885 (September 2009), Amended LR 47881 (7/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 34:991(B)(3).