P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 361r
(a) The Commission shall issue an emergency order suspending the license of any pilot or the certificate of any apprentice or probationary pilot, that shall not exceed fifteen (15) days or until a hearing is held, who upon providing pilotage services is under the effects of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, controlled substances, bears arms, or pilots a vessel in an negligent way, and/or is involved in a maritime incident that causes the death of a person, or, as determined by the rules of the Commission, has caused physical harm to a person or significant damage to property or the environment, unless the Commission clearly determines that that incident was not the result of the action or omission of the pilot or the apprentice or probationary pilot.
(b) Prior to February 1, 2000, the Commission shall adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this chapter, after having provided for a process of public hearings to such effect, with the participation of all interested sectors and the public in general.
History —Aug. 12, 1999, No. 226, § 21, eff. 30 days after Aug. 12, 1999.