Maine Pilotage Commission

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• Kevin J. Rousseau
• Administrator
• [phone]
• kevin.rousseau_at_maine.gov

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• Authority resides in MRSA Sect. 38 Chapter 90-106
• Originally created in 1969. Transferred to the
  Maine DOT in 1999 from Department of Professional
  and Financial Regulation
• Creates rules, issues licenses, investigates and
  administers pilotage in the state with a few key
  exceptions

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• The waters covered by the Portland Harbor
  Commission
• The Piscataqua River
• Fishing and sail vessels
• Military vessels utilizing the Kennebec River
• U.S. flagged vessels

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• What type of vessels are required to take a
  pilot?
• Generally, a foreign-flagged vessel with a draft
  of 9 feet or greater. This is typically every
  ship that comes into Maines three ports

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• 13 licensed pilots (9 active pilots and 4
  inactive but licensed pilots)
• 4 additional candidates in various stages of
  apprenticeship and application
• Licenses run for 5 years and require a minimum of
  40 hours of continuing education for renewal
  among other requirements

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• The Commission consists of 7 members
• -One licensed pilot from each of the three zones
  (Eastport area, Pen Bay, Kennebec)
• -Two members who are not licensed pilots but are
  from a maritime industry that utilizes the
  services of pilots
• -Two members representing the public who are not
  licensed pilots but have a maritime background

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• Pilots Training Fund was created in April 2003
  and renewed in 2005 by the Maine Oil Spill
  Advisory Committee (MOSAC) Surface Fund
• Provides 30,000 annually for training and
  continuing education for pilots
• Expanded to include Portland harbor pilots and
  docking masters in 2007
• Current agreement expires in 2010

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• What exactly has these funds been used for?
• Creation of full-scale bridge simulator of
  Penobscot Bay transit
• Sending of a number of pilots to Port Revel for
  the generally acknowledged best pilotage training
  in the world
• One day seminars on topics such as Pilotage law
  and liability, cold water survival, etc.

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• As for the future.
• Allowing the Portland pilots and docking masters
  access to these funds will increase demand but
  not to an unmanageable level
• Continuing short courses in-state on such topics
  as Bridge Resource Management for Pilots and an
  ARPA brush-up course
• Encourage pilots to access the best training in
  the world to protect Maines coast

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Maine Pilotage Commission

• Kevin J. Rousseau
• Administrator
• [phone]
• kevin.rousseau_at_maine.gov