Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River public meetings in 2025
4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River
The Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River will meet to discuss recency updates and alcohol and drug testing. The meeting includes an executive session to review apprentice matters and pilot incidents.
- Recency update
- Alcohol and drug test update
- Apprentice discussion
- Pilot incident/accident review
Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River
The Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River will hold its quarterly meeting. The body will discuss physical requirements and pilot development.
- USCG physical requirements
- Alcohol and drug test update
- Pilot incident/accident review
- BOE Pilot Development Program and apprentices' qualifications
The Board approved the advancement of all apprentices to the deputy pilot phase of the Pilot Development Program, with two exceptions. The Board also established specific vessel restrictions for the deputy pilot phase and removed a 2024 grounding incident from its records.
- Approved minutes from the previous meeting (3-0)
- Removed the 7/22/24 soft grounding of the GOLDEN GRACE from the incident list (3-0)
- Advanced all apprentices to deputy pilot phase except Apprentices 224 and 238, who received an additional year in the apprentice phase (2-0-1 abstention)
- Approved deputy pilot restrictions: vessels 656 feet or less in length, 39 feet or less in draft, no riders, and resource pilot role only for two-pilot ships (3-0)
Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River
The Board of Examiners for New Orleans – Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots will hold a quarterly meeting on June 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in Metairie. Items include a status update on member Senate confirmations, ratification of high water safety measures, and discussion on pilot indemnification. Old business covers the apprentice program update, drug testing policy update, and a pilot incident review.
- High Water Safety (ratification)
- BOE discussion on Pilot Indemnification
- BOE Member Senate confirmations – Status Update
- Apprentice Program Update
- Pilot Incident Review
Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River
The Board of Examiners for New Orleans - Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River will hold its quarterly meeting. The body will address rule revisions, a high water letter ratification, and an NTSB report on bridges.
- Rule Revision (ADA etc..)
- High Water Letter Ratification
- NTSB Report on Bridges discussion
- Apprentice Program Update
- Litigation update: Jeremy Smith v. Board of Examiners, et al., Case No.: 825241