Guam § 56403 - Pilot License Advisory Committee.
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§ 56403. Pilot License Advisory Committee.
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The Manager shall appoint a Pilot License Advisory Committee,
consisting of seven (7) members, including the Harbor Master, who shall
serve as its Chairperson; Assistant Harbor Master; three (3) licensed harbor
pilots; and two (2) members representing the shipping industry. No two (2)
members of the Committee shall be employed by the same company or by
affiliated companies. Each member except the Harbor Master and Assistant
Harbor Master shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until replaced,
which terms shall be staggered so that the terms of no more than four (4)
members will expire in a single year. The sole function of the Pilot License
Advisory Committee shall be to review and recommend appropriate
disposition of complaints and any proposed disciplinary action against a
harbor pilot. No pilot=s license shall be suspended or revoked, or any other
disciplinary action taken, unless such action has been reviewed by a
majority of the membership of the Committee, or thirty (30) days have
passed from submittal of the matter to the Committee for such review. The
Manager and Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Guam shall seek
the advice and recommendations of the Committee on any other matters
relating to pilotage.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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