Guam § 56403 - Exempt During Daylight Hours Only.

§ 56403. Exempt During Daylight Hours Only.

The following vessels may enter, exit and be operated in Apra Harbor

without the assistance of a pilot, but only during daylight hours:

1. vessels under five hundred (500) gross tons; provided, the

master of the vessel has previously entered and exited Apra Harbor

while operating a vessel with the assistance of a licensed pilot and

provided, further, that adequate two-way communications between the

vessel and the Port Authority=s Harbor Master and U.S. Coast Guard=s

Captain of the Port are continuously maintained, either directly or

through the vessel=s agent, while the vessel is underway in Guam

waters; and

2. tugs and tows home-ported on Guam or the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands; provided, the master of the tug and tow

has previously entered and exited Apra Harbor while operating a vessel

with the assistance of a licensed pilot.