Rhode Island General Laws 46-9-22.1. Grounds for minor disciplinary action

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The commission may suspend any pilot’s license for a period of not to exceed three (3) months upon satisfactory proof that:

(1) The pilot took charge of a vessel drawing more water than his or her license authorized; or

(2) The pilot has been guilty of any misconduct or neglect of duty detrimental to the business of piloting; or

(3) The pilot neglects or refuses to appear, without justifiable cause, before the commission after having been duly notified to appear.

History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 388, § 2.

vessel: means every description of watercraft or other artificial contraption used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water and measuring one thousand (1,000) gross tons or more, and capable of loading to a draft of twelve feet (12?) or more, and every foreign ship, boat, barge, vessel, and watercraft, regardless of gross tonnage or draft, and every American ship, boat, barge, vessel, and watercraft under register, regardless of gross tonnage or draft. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-9-2