- § 401.700 - Operating requirements for U.S. registered pilots.
- § 401.710 - Operating requirements for holders of Certificates of Authorization.
- § 401.720 - Authority of the Director over operations.
§ 401.700 - Operating requirements for U.S. registered pilots.
Each U.S. registered pilot shall—
(a) Provide pilotage service when dispatched by his pool; and
(b) Comply with the dispatching orders of the Director under § 401.720 (b).
§ 401.710 - Operating requirements for holders of Certificates of Authorization.
Each holder of a Certificate of Authorization shall—
(a) Comply with the terms of any agreement for services by registered pilots on the Great Lakes between an appropriate agency of Canada and the Secretary, his designated agent, or the Director;
(b) Coordinate on a reciprocal basis its pool operations with pool operations of the Canadian Government, under the “Memorandum of Arrangements, Great Lakes Pilotage, Between the Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America and the Minister of Transport of Canada”, effective July 7, 1970, as amended;
(c) Provide continuous arrangements and facilities for the efficient dispatching of pilotage service on a first-come, first-serve basis to vessels that give notice of pilotage service requirements to the pilotage dispatch station, except pilots are not required to board a vessel that does not furnish safe boarding facilities;
(d) Dispatch pilotage service under the terms of its approved working rules as referenced in § 402.320;
(e) Comply with its working rules approved under § 402.320, except to the extent inconsistent with the dispatch orders of the Director under § 401.720(b);
(f) Comply with all accounting procedures and the reporting requirements in this chapter; and
(g) Make available to the Commandant all of its financial and operating records.
§ 401.720 - Authority of the Director over operations.
(a) This section does not limit the authority of the Director under any other section in this chapter.
(b) When pilotage service is not provided by the association authorized under 46 U.S.C. 9304 because of a physical or economic inability to do so, or when the Certificate of Authorization is under suspension or revocation under § 401.335, the Director may order any U.S. registered pilot to provide pilotage service.