Dispatching a State Pilot

(1) Effective March 1, 2009, if an owner or operator of a Tank Vessel provides notice pursuant to 314 CMR 19.04, the owner or operator may request the services of a State Pilot to assist the vessel to operate in Buzzards Bay. The Commonwealth shall pay the pilotage and reasonable associated costs, including but not limited to pilot boat fee, fuel surcharges, docking/undocking fees, standby fees and overtime, provided that the: (a) Tank Vessel is carrying 6,000 or more barrels of oil and is unaccompanied by a Tugboat Escort; (b) Tank Vessel owner or operator has provided notification pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21M, § 9(a) and 314 CMR 19.04; (c) Tank Vessel is not otherwise required by law to engage a pilot; and (d) State Pilot is not a member of the Tank Vessel's crew. (2) For purposes of 314 CMR 19.05(1), the Tank Vessel owner or operator shall request a pilot by contacting the appropriate District 3 pilot dispatcher office during the normal course of business in District 3 Waters of the Commonwealth, as defined in M.G.L. c. 103, § 1, and according to the process established by the District 3 Deputy Pilot Commissioner. (3) A pilot engaged pursuant to 314 CMR 19.05(1) shall comply with, and be subject to all the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to his or her commission.