(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may provide pilotage in the State. (b) An individual may provide pilotage to a vessel in distress until a licensed pilot comes on board and offers to provide pilotage. (c) A person who provides pilotage without a license is […]
Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the Board may issue: (1) a license; (2) a 40–foot–draft limited license; (3) a 36–foot–draft limited license; and (4) a 32–foot–draft limited license.
(a) To qualify for a limited license, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section. (b) An applicant shall have trained as a pilot–in–training for at least 2 years. (c) An applicant shall possess sufficient ability, skill, and experience for a 32–foot–draft limited license, a 36–foot–draft limited license, or a 40–foot–draft limited license […]
(a) To qualify for an unlimited license, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section. (b) An applicant who did not hold a limited license prior to October 1, 2004, shall have held a limited license and have provided pilotage for at least 3 years. (c) An applicant shall possess sufficient ability, skill, […]
To apply for a license, an applicant shall submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides.
(a) If an applicant qualifies for a license under this subtitle, the Board shall send the applicant a notice that states that: (1) the applicant has qualified for a license; and (2) the Board will issue the appropriate license to an applicant on receipt of a license fee of: (i) $600 for an unlimited license; (ii) $300 for a 40–foot–draft […]
(a) An individual who holds an unlimited docking master license as of September 30, 2004, shall be issued an unlimited license upon completion of an application on the form that the Board provides. (b) The Board shall set by regulation the training and experience requirements that must be met before a pilot who previously held a docking […]
(a) While an unlimited license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide pilotage for vessels of any draft. (b) (1) While a 40–foot–draft limited license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide pilotage for vessels not exceeding 40–foot–draft. (2) While a 36–foot–draft limited license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide pilotage for […]
(a) A license shall be effective for 2 years from the date it is issued. (b) (1) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee: (i) a renewal application form; and (ii) a notice that states: 1. the date on which the current license expires; and 2. the amount of the renewal […]
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11-410 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee: (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another; (2) fraudulently or deceptively […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 11-409 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (b) The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance […]
Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.
