§ 87. Board of commissioners of pilots; powers and duties. 1. There shall continue to be in the city of New York, a board entitled the “board of commissioners of pilots,” consisting of six persons, who shall hold their offices respectively, for two years from the time of their election, and until their successors are […]
§ 88. Pilotage at Sandy Hook, Sands Point or Execution Rocks; rates. 1. Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register entering or departing from the Port of New York by the way of Sandy Hook or by the way of Sands Point or Execution Rocks, shall take a Sandy Hook pilot licensed under […]
§ 88-a. Unlicensed piloting. A person other than a lawfully authorized Sandy Hook pilot or a person heretofore licensed as a Hell Gate pilot who pilots or offers to pilot or tows or offers to tow any boat or vessel (except barges, vessels under fifty-five tons burden, and canal boats actually used in navigating the […]
§ 89-a. Pilotage on the Hudson river; rates. 1. Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register, except vessels proceeding otherwise than by sea and of less than three hundred gross registered tons and having a fully loaded draft of seven feet or less, entering or departing from the Hudson river north of a […]
§ 89-b. Pilotage on Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound; rates. 1. Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register transiting the New York state waters of Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound east of Execution Rocks or Sands Point, and any such vessels entering or departing from any port situated on […]
§ 90. Licensing of Sandy Hook pilots; apprenticeship. 1. No license shall hereafter be granted to any person to act as pilot for the port of New York by way of Sandy Hook or by the way of Sands Point or Execution Rocks, unless the applicant shall have served an apprenticeship in the New York […]
§ 91-a. Licensing of Hudson river pilots. The commissioners, or a majority of them, shall license, for such terms as they may think proper, as many pilots as they may deem necessary to pilot ships through that portion of the Hudson river specified in this act, the continuation of the Hudson river, and the main […]
§ 91-b. Licensing of Long Island-Block Island Sound Pilots. 1. The commissioners, or a majority of them, shall license, for such terms as they may think proper, as many pilots as they may deem necessary to pilot ships transiting the New York state waters of Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound east of Execution […]
§ 92. Examination of applicants. It shall be the duty of the commissioners, before they shall grant a license to any person applying therefor, to call such applicant before them, within one month thereafter, and in the presence of one or more pilots licensed for the waters regarding which such applicant seeks to be examined, […]
§ 93. Bond. Before granting any such license, the commissioners shall require the applicant to furnish a bond to the people of this state, with two sureties to be approved by such commissioners or a majority of them, in a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars. Such bond shall be conditioned upon the diligent and […]
§ 94. Suspension or revocation of licenses; suspension of pilots. 1. If any pilot licensed under this article shall become intoxicated while in charge of any ship or vessel as pilot, he shall forfeit his pilotage, and be suspended from duty for six months, for the first offense. For the second offense, he shall be […]
§ 95. Regulation of pilots and persons employing them. 1. The board of commissioners may alter or amend any existing regulation for pilots, and make, duly promulgate and enforce new rules or regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States, which shall be binding and effective upon all pilots […]
§ 97. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. All actions and proceedings by the board of commissioners to enforce any liability or to recover any fines, penalties or forfeitures given by law to such officers, or to the board of commissioners, may be brought and prosecuted by such officers in the name of the board. Whenever, by law, […]
§ 98. Application of article. The provisions of this article shall not apply to vessels navigating under a coastwise license and employed in the coasting trade. If, however, any such vessel shall employ a pilot licensed under the provisions of this article, such pilot shall be entitled to receive as compensation for his services pilotage […]
