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46 U.S.C. § 9303 — United States registered pilot service

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46 U.S.C. § 9303 — United States registered pilot service

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**(a)** The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation standards of competency to be met by each applicant for registration under this chapter. An applicant must— (1) have a license as master, mate, or pilot issued under [section 7101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section7101&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) have acquired at least 24 months licensed service or equivalent experience on vessels or integrated towing vessels and tows of at least 4,000 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim), operating on the Great Lakes or oceans, with a minimum of 6 months of that service or experience having been on the Great Lakes; and (3) agree that, if appointed as a United States registered pilot, the applicant will be available for service when required. **(b)** The Secretary shall issue to each registered pilot under this chapter a certificate of registration describing the areas within which the pilot may serve. The pilot shall carry the certificate when in the service of a vessel. **(c)** The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation the duration of validity of registration. **(d)** The Secretary may prescribe by regulation the conditions for service by United States registered pilots, including availability for service. **(e)** Subject to sections 551–559 of title 5, the Secretary may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration issued under this section if the holder fails to comply with a regulation prescribed under this chapter. Suspension or revocation of the holder’s license under chapter 77 of this title includes the holder’s certificate of registration. **(f)** The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation rates and charges for pilotage services, giving consideration to the public interest and the costs of providing the services. The Secretary shall establish new pilotage rates by March 1 of each year. The Secretary shall establish base pilotage rates by a full ratemaking at least once every 5 years and shall conduct annual reviews of such base pilotage rates, and make adjustments to such base rates, in each intervening year. **(g)** The Secretary shall ensure that a sufficient number of individuals are assigned to carrying out subsection (f).

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46 U.S.C. § 14302 — Measurement

**(a)** The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter and the Convention. **(b)** A vessel measured under this chapter may not be required to be measured under another law. **(c)** Unless otherwise provided by law, the measurement of a vessel under this chapter applies to a law of the United States whose applicability depends on a vessel’s tonnage, if that law— (1) becomes effective after July 18, 1994; or (2) is in effect before July 19, 1994, is not enumerated in [section 14305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14305&num=0&edition=prelim), and is identified by the Secretary by regulation as a law to which this chapter applies.

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46 U.S.C. § 14502 — Measurement

The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter.

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46 U.S.C. § 7101 — Issuing and classifying licenses and certificates of registry

**(a)** Licenses and certificates of registry are established for individuals who are required to hold licenses or certificates under this subtitle. **(b)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary— (1) issues the licenses and certificates of registry; and (2) may classify the licenses and certificates of registry as provided in subsections (c) and (f) of this section, based on— (A) the tonnage, means of propulsion, and horsepower of machine-propelled vessels; (B) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or (C) other reasonable standards. **(c)** The Secretary may issue licenses in the following classes to applicants found qualified as to age, character, habits of life, experience, professional qualifications, and physical fitness: (1) masters, mates, and engineers. (2) pilots. (3) operators. (4) radio officers. **(d)** In classifying individuals under subsection (c)(1) of this section, the Secretary shall establish, when possible, suitable career patterns and service and other qualifying requirements appropriate to the particular service or industry in which the individuals are engaged. **(e)** An individual may be issued a license under subsection (c)(2) of this section only if the applicant— (1) is at least 21 years of age; (2) is of sound health and has no physical limitations that would hinder or prevent the performance of a pilot’s duties; (3) has a thorough physical examination each year while holding the license, except that this requirement does not apply to an individual who will serve as a pilot only on a vessel of less than 1,600 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate ton

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46 U.S.C. § 14104 — Measurement to determine application of a law

**(a)** When the application of a law of the United States to a vessel depends on the vessel’s tonnage, the vessel shall be measured under this part. **(b)** If a statute allows for an alternate tonnage to be prescribed under this section, the Secretary may prescribe it by regulation. Any such regulation shall be considered to be an interpretive regulation for purposes of [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim). Until an alternate tonnage is prescribed, the statutorily established tonnage shall apply to vessels measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of this title. **(c)** The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that regulations issued by the agency that specify particular tonnages comply with the alternate tonnages implemented by the Secretary.

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46 U.S.C. § 9301 — Definitions

In this chapter— (1) “Canadian registered pilot” means an individual (except a regular crewmember of a vessel) who is registered by Canada on the same basis as an individual registered under [section 9303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section9303&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) “Great Lakes” means Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, their connecting and tributary waters, the Saint Lawrence River as far east as Saint Regis, and adjacent port areas. (3) “United States registered pilot” means an individual (except a regular crewmember of a vessel) who is registered under [section 9303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section9303&num=0&edition=prelim).

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46 U.S.C. § 9308 — Penalties

**(a)** An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel knowingly allowing the vessel to be operated in violation of [section 9302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section9302&num=0&edition=prelim) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of no more than $10,000 for each day during which the vessel is in violation. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty. **(b)** An individual who directs the navigation of a vessel in violation of [section 9302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section9302&num=0&edition=prelim) is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of no more than $10,000 for each day during which the violation occurs. **(c)** A person violating a regulation prescribed under [section 9303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section9303&num=0&edition=prelim) is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of no more than $10,000.

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49 U.S.C. § 1133 — Review of other agency action

The National Transportation Safety Board shall review on appeal— (1) the denial, amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation of a certificate issued by the Secretary of Transportation under section 44703, 44709, or 44710 of this title; (2) the revocation of a certificate of registration under [section 44106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44106&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) a decision of the head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating on an appeal from the decision of an administrative law judge denying, revoking, or suspending a license, certificate, document, or register in a proceeding under section 6101, 6301, or 7503, chapter 77, or [section 9303 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section9303&num=0&edition=prelim); and (4) under [section 46301(d)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section46301/d/5&num=0&edition=prelim), an order imposing a penalty under section 46301.

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46 U.S.C. § 9303 — United States registered pilot service

Page 172 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 9303 from Sandusky Pierhead Light at Cedar Point to Southeast Shoal Light; all waters contained within the arc of a circle of one mile radius eastward of Sandusky Pierhead Light; the Detroit River; Lake St. Clair; the St. Clair River, and northern approaches thereto south of latitude 43°05′30′′ N. (3) District 3. All United States waters of the St. Marys River, Sault Sainte Marie Locks and approaches thereto between latitude 45°59′ N. at the southern ap- proach and longitude 84°33′ W. at the northern ap- proach. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of Amer- ica to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-second day of December in the year of our Lord nine- teen hundred and sixty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hun- dred and eighty-fifth. [SEAL] DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. § 9303. United States registered pilot service (a) The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation standards of competency to be met by each ap- plicant for registration under this chapter. An applicant must— (1) have a license as master, mate, or pilot issued under section 7101 of this title; (2) have acquired at least 24 months licensed service or equivalent experience on vessels or integrated towing vessels and tows of at least 4,000 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title, operating on the Great Lakes or oceans, with a minimum of 6 months of that service or experience having been on the Great Lakes; and (3) agree that, if appointed as a United States registered pilot, the applicant will be available fo

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