Section 1171.5 Of Article 1. Issuance Of License From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The board shall adopt, by regulation, licensing
standards that equal or exceed standards for obtaining federal
endorsements and that conform with and support the state policy
specified in Sections 1100 and 1101.
(b) The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations that
require pilots to be qualified to perform all pilot duties.
(c) The board shall adopt, by regulation, training standards and a
training program for pilot trainees, and continuing education
standards and a continuing education program for pilots. In the case
of pilot trainees, the training program shall be for a minimum of one
year and a maximum of three years. In the case of pilots, the board
shall specify the type, nature, duration, and frequency of the
continuing education required and the identity of the pilots who are
required to undergo continuing education in the next 12-month period.
Pursuant to Section 1182, the license of a pilot may be revoked or
suspended if he or she fails to complete the continuing education
required by this subdivision during the period specified. The board
shall also require that an evaluation of the pilot's performance be
prepared by the institution selected by the board to provide pilot
continuing education, and the institution shall provide copies of the
evaluation to the pilot and to the board.
(d) The board shall adopt, by regulation, the qualifications,
standards, and rating criteria for admission of pilot trainees to the
training program. Notwithstanding subdivision (f), the board shall
administer and conduct the pilot trainee admission selection in
accordance with the regulations for admission.
(e) The board shall establish a pilot evaluation committee
consisting of five active pilots who each have at least 10 years'
experience as a pilot on the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and
Suisun. The board shall select the members of the pilot evaluation
committee. A member may not serve for more than two four-year terms,
except that two of the initial members appointed to the pilot
evaluation committee shall serve terms of two years.
(f) The pilot evaluation committee shall conduct and supervise the
pilot trainee training program pursuant to the direction and
regulation of the board and consistent with the intent of this
division.
(g) The board shall issue a certificate of completion to each
pilot trainee who satisfactorily completes the training program. The
board shall not issue a pilot's license to a person who does not
receive a certificate of completion of the training program from the
board, although the board may refuse to issue a pilot license to a
pilot trainee who has received this certificate.
(h) The training program for pilot trainees and the continuing
education program for pilots shall be funded from revenues collected
for these purposes as determined by the board pursuant to Sections
1195 and 1196 and deposited into the Board of Pilot Commissioners'
Special Fund pursuant to Section 1159.