Section 250-RICR-80-00-9.16 - Pilot StationA. Brenton Reef Pilot Boarding Station (Lat 41°-25.8' N Long 71°-23.4' W) shall be the main pilot station for the boarding and disembarking of all State licensed pilots in the waters of Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. Pilots shall board vessels when practical within the precautionary zone area of the Narragansett Bay Traffic Separation Scheme.B. Vessels bound to and from Long Island Sound parts may be boarded and disembarked at Point Judith Station (2 mile radius southerly of Lighted Whistle Buoy 112. Lat. 41° 19.3' Long 71° 28.5' W) through prior arrangement with the vessel's agents for the pilots weather permitting.C. Pilot boats shall maintain a watch on VHF Radio Channel #16 at least one (1) hour before the vessels E.T.A.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-80-00-9.16
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