La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXX-9113

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

Section LXX-9113 - Association of Pilots

A. River port pilots may form themselves into an association not in conflict with the rules and regulations of the board.

B. The formation of any association, incorporated or non-incorporated, which is for the purpose of providing pilotage service under the law, including but not limited to R.S. 34:1075, must be submitted to the board for approval. Such applications must meet all legal requirements, provide for a stable, reliable, efficient, and safe pilotage system, protect the life and property of the region and serve the best interest of the majority of pilots.

C. The board hereby recognizes the fact that the Lake Charles pilots have formed themselves into a legal registered corporation known as the Lake Charles Pilots, Inc., intending to operate in compliance with all state laws and which shall comply with the regulations and directives of the board.

D. No pilot association may impose any custom, rule, by-law or charter provision on the board or its authority. Further, any attempt to exercise any authority over or affecting the board's authority shall be deemed a violation of Chapter 6 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes governing pilotage.

E. Pilots shall not discontinue duties without permission. Except for reasons of health, satisfactory evidence of which shall be furnished to the board when requested, no commissioned pilot or apprentice shall discontinue to act as such nor remove himself/herself, at any time, from a duty status, without first obtaining the permission of the group of pilots with which associated or of some duly authorized official of that group, and no such permitted discontinuance or absence for a period of more than three months shall be valid without additionally obtaining, in advance, the written authorization of the board. Any pilot or apprentice neglecting or refusing to comply with such requirement as to presence and performance of duties may be subject to association-imposed sanction and have, respectively, his/her commission, appointment or apprenticeship, as the case may be, either suspended or revoked by board recommendation, depending on the board's judgment and evaluation of the circumstances.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXX-9113

Promulgated by the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners, Calcasieu River Waterway, LR 28:1479 (June 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 34:1072.