Rhode Island State Pilotage Commission Rules and Regulations


250-RICR-80-00-9 ACTIVE RULE

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9.1Authority

9.2Incorporated Materials

9.3Definitions

9.4Practice Before the Commission

9.5Formal Adjudicatory Proceedings

9.6Petitions for Rulemaking, Amendment or Repeal

9.7Declaratory Rulings

9.8Public Information

9.9Apprentice Pilot Program – Requirements for Obtaining a Block Island Sound License

9.10Apprentice Pilot Program – Requirements for Obtaining a Narragansett Bay License

9.11Classification of Block Island Pilots

9.12Classification of Rhode Island Pilots for Waters North of Line from Point Judith to Sakonnet Point as Defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-2

9.13Pilotage System for the Waters of Narragansett Bay and Its Tributaries

9.14Pilots and Pilot Boat

9.15Pilot Station

9.16Training Requirements


Title 250 Department of Environmental Management
Chapter 80 Law Enforcement
Subchapter 00 N/A
Part 9 Rhode Island State Pilotage Commission Rules and Regulations
Type of Filing Direct Final Amendment
Regulation Status Active
Effective 05/10/2025

Regulation Authority:

RIGL 46-9 and 46-9.1
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35

Purpose and Reason:

Pilotage rates are calculated per “pilotage units” (“PU,” a formula essentially related to the size of the vessel). There is a minimum charge of 200 PU for a vessel smaller than 200 PU. There is a cap of 750 PU so that vessels larger than 750 PU do not have to pay for additional PUs once they pay the fee up to the cap. The Pilotage Commission has determined that 600 PU would be a more reasonable cap to reach a balance between adequate compensation and avoiding imposing too much of a burden on vessels larger than 600 PU. 



Rulemaking Documents are organized by document type and are part of this rule’s rulemaking record (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.3). If multiple documents of the same type are listed below, each is a unique document. If there are multiple Public Notice of Proposed Rulemaking documents, view each document to identify the most recently amended version, as it may be amended at any point during the Public Comment Period.