1. (a) Pursuant to RSA 12-G:47, pilots shall serve at the pleasure of the authority. Appointment as a pilot by the authority constitutes a privilege and does not convey any property rights of any sort or any exclusive privilege, except as otherwise provided in Pda 300.
2. (b) The authority shall appoint, reappoint, and remove pilots, temporary pilots, and emergency pilots as provided in RSA 12-G:47 and Pda 300.

3. (c) Pilots shall be appointed as:

   1. (1) Class I pilots who shall be authorized to pilot vessels over 10,000 gross tons or any vessel that could be piloted by a class II pilot;
   2. (2) Class II pilots who shall be authorized to pilot vessels from 150 to 10,000 gross tons;
   3. (3) Class I temporary pilots who shall be authorized to pilot vessels over 10,000 gross tons on a passage-by-passage basis for a limited number of passages as specified in the temporary pilot’s commission;
   4. (4) Class II temporary pilots who shall be authorized to pilot vessels from 150 to 10,000 gross tons on a passage-by-passage basis for a limited number of passages as specified in the temporary pilot’s commission; or
   5. (5) Emergency pilots who shall be authorized to pilot any vessel with the prior express permission of the authority, the authority’s designee, or the division director.
4. (d) An initial appointment or reappointment as a pilot under Pda 305.01 shall expire on the same date as the federal license or credential required under Pda 305.06(b)(2)a. if not previously revoked, suspended, or otherwise terminated pursuant to Pda 309.01 - Pda 309.03. Prior to expiration of an initial appointment, a pilot may seek reappointment as a pilot in accordance with Pda 305.03. No person shall have any right to appointment or reappointment as a pilot. All pilot appointments and reappointments are subject to the pleasure of the authority.
5. (e) The authority shall appoint Class I and Class II temporary pilots only in circumstances in which sufficient Class I or Class II pilots are not available for any reason, and an emergency appointment under Pda 305.01(f) is not necessary. A temporary appointment shall terminate once the vessel piloted by a temporary pilot has completed the passage or passages through the pilotage area for which the temporary pilot appointment was approved.
6. (f) If an emergency exists and sufficient pilots are unavailable, emergency pilot appointments shall be made in accordance with Pda 305.05 by the division director, or, if the division director is unavailable, by the authority, acting through its designee. An emergency appointment shall terminate upon notification to the emergency pilot from the authority, the authority’s designee, or the division director that an emergency no longer exists.

Source. #7870, eff 4-12-03; ss by #9891-A, eff 4-1-11; ss by #12760, eff 4-19-19