LAC 46:LXX.6205. General Requirements

A. An applicant must be of good moral character. An applicant shall be required to submit to a background check conducted by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office. An applicant shall sign all pertinent authorization forms allowing the board to obtain and verify the authenticity of all documents submitted to the board. B. An applicant must have been a registered voter of the State of Louisiana for the preceding two consecutive years prior to submitting an application. C. An applicant shall submit proof of a current satisfactory United States Coast Guard approved physical (Merchant Mariner Physical Examination Report). Upon notification of an impending NOBRA selection of apprentices, the applicant shall submit to a physical examination administered by an Examiner appointed physician specializing in occupational medicine no more than 40 days prior to the selection. D. An applicant must not have reached his forty-fifth birthday prior to the date of selection into the Pilot Development Program. E. An applicant shall submit evidence of satisfactory completion of training programs approved by the board for the following courses of instruction: 1. bridge resource management; 2. basic ship handling (5 day); 3. radar observer; 4. advanced firefighting; and 5. CPR. F. An applicant shall provide proof they have passed a board approved drug screen test consistent with the board’s drug screen policy (See Chapter 65 of the board’s rules) within 30 days prior to submission of an application. Additionally, upon notification of a pending NOBRA selection of apprentices, the applicant shall submit proof that they have passed a board approved drug screen test not more than 40 days prior to the selection.