TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER Pda 100  DEFINITIONS

          PART Pda 101  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Pda 101.01  Associated Facilities

                  Section Pda 101.02  Assistant Harbor Master

                  Section Pda 101.03  Authority

                  Section Pda 101.04  Barker Wharf

                  Section Pda 101.05  Berth

                  Section Pda 101.06  Board

                  Section Pda 101.07  Burge Wharf

                  Section Pda 101.08  Business-Use Pier

                  Section Pda 101.09  Charter Boat

                  Section Pda 101.10  Chief Harbor Master

                  Section Pda 101.11  Code of Federal Regulations

                  Section Pda 101.12  Commercial Cargo Vessel

                  Section Pda 101.13  Commercial Fishing Vessel

                  Section Pda 101.14  Council

                  Section Pda 101.15  Deputy Chief Harbor Master

                  Section Pda 101.16  Division

                  Section Pda 101.17  Division Director

                  Section Pda 101.18  Emergency Repair

                  Section Pda 101.19  Harbor Master

                  Section Pda 101.20  Length Overall

                  Section Pda 101.21  Marine Terminal Wharves

                  Section Pda 101.22  Marine Terminal Yard

                  Section Pda 101.23  Mooring

                  Section Pda 101.24  Mooring Anchor

                  Section Pda 101.25  Mooring Buoy

                  Section Pda 101.26  Pier

                  Section Pda 101.27  Pier Use Permit

                  Section Pda 101.28  Portsmouth Pier Berthing Area

                  Section Pda 101.29  Recreational-Use Pier

                  Section Pda 101.30  Shore Facility

                  Section Pda 101.31  Skiff

                  Section Pda 101.32  Skiff Dock

                  Section Pda 101.33  Slip

                  Section Pda 101.34  State

                  Section Pda 101.35  State-Owned Commercial Pier

                  Section Pda 101.36  State-Owned Slip

                  Section Pda 101.37  State-Owned Restricted Pier

                  Section Pda 101.38  State Tidal Waters

                  Section Pda 101.39  Tidal Waters

                  Section Pda 101.40  Vessel

                  Section Pda 101.41  Welding and Hot Work

 

CHAPTER Pda 200 - RESERVED

 

CHAPTER Pda 300  PORT CAPTAINS, PILOTS AND PILOTAGE

          PART Pda 301  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Pda 301.01  Allision

                  Section Pda 301.02  Coastwise Vessel

                  Section Pda 301.03  Deadweight Capacity Tonnage

                  Section Pda 301.04  Demurrage

                  Section Pda 301.05  Emergency

                  Section Pda 301.06  Exempt Vessel

                  Section Pda 301.07  Federal Pilot

                  Section Pda 301.08  Gas Freeing

                  Section Pda 301.09  Gross Tons

                  Section Pda 301.10  Incident

                  Section Pda 301.11  Line of Demarcation

                  Section Pda 301.12  Master of a Vessel

                  Section Pda 301.13  Passage

                  Section Pda 301.14  Pilot

                  Section Pda 301.15  Pilotage

                  Section Pda 301.16  Pilotage Area

                  Section Pda 301.17  Piloted Vessel

                  Section Pda 301.18  Piloting

                  Section Pda 301.19  Round-Trip Passage

                  Section Pda 301.20  Squat

 

          PART Pda 302  PORT CAPTAINS - RESERVED

 

          PART Pda 303  PILOTS REQUIRED

                  Section Pda 303.01  Exempt Vessels; When Pilots Required

 

          PART Pda 304  PILOTAGE OF VESSELS

                  Section Pda 304.01  Pilotage of Vessels

                  Section Pda 304.02  Pilot Conferences

 

          PART Pda 305  APPOINTMENT OF PILOTS; EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT

                  Section Pda 305.01  Appointment, Commissioning, and Removal of Pilots

                  Section Pda 305.02  Pilot Requirements for Initial Appointment as Class I or II Pilot

                  Section Pda 305.03  Pilot Requirements for Reappointment as a Class I or II Pilot

                  Section Pda 305.04  Pilot Requirements for Appointment as a Class I or II Temporary Pilot

                  Section Pda 305.05  Pilot Requirements for Appointment as an Emergency Pilot; Waiver

                  Section Pda 305.06  Minimum Requirements for Pilot Appointment or Reappointment

                  Section Pda 305.07  Passage Requirements for Initial Appointment

                  Section Pda 305.08  Pilot Reappointment and Annual Passage Requirements

                  Section Pda 305.09  Required Annual Certifications

 

          PART Pda 306  FORMS

                  Section Pda 306.01  Application Form for Initial Pilot Appointment

                  Section Pda 306.02  Application Form for Pilot Reappointment

                  Section Pda 306.03  Application Form for Temporary Pilot Appointment

                  Section Pda 306.04  Updating of Certain Information Provided on Application Forms Required

 

          PART Pda 307  DECISION; GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS; APPEAL

                  Section Pda 307.01  Application Decision

                  Section Pda 307.02  Grounds for Denial

 

          PART Pda 308  ABSENCE FROM PILOTAGE AREA

                  Section Pda 308.01  Submission of Written Request

                  Section Pda 308.02  Denial

                  Section Pda 308.03  Request for Reconsideration

                  Section Pda 308.04  Termination of Appointment

                  Section Pda 308.05  Extended Absence from Pilotage Area

 

          PART Pda 309  SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT; APPEAL

                  Section Pda 309.01  Suspension or Revocation of Federal License; Pilot Required to Notify Division

                  Section Pda 309.02  Grounds for Suspension or Revocation

                  Section Pda 309.03  Appeal from Decision to Suspend or Revoke Appointment

 

          PART Pda 310  REPORTS

                  Section Pda 310.01  Monthly Passage Reports

                  Section Pda 310.02  Incident  Reports; Duty to Report

 

          PART Pda 311  PILOTAGE FEES

                  Section Pda 311.01  Pilotage Fees Schedule

                  Section Pda 311.02  Computation of Pilotage Units

                  Section Pda 311.03  Pilotage Fees Based on Pilotage Unit Rates; Flat Fees

 

CHAPTER Pda 400  HARBOR MASTERS

          PART Pda 401  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Pda 401.01  Channel

 

          PART Pda 402  DUTIES

                  Section Pda 402.01  Duties of Chief Harbor Master

                  Section Pda 402.02  Duties of Deputy Chief Harbor Master

                  Section Pda 402.03  Duties of Harbor Masters

                  Section Pda 402.04  Duties of Assistant Harbor Masters

                  Section Pda 402.05  Assignment of Harbor Areas

 

CHAPTER Pda 500  MOORINGS AND ANCHORAGES

          PART Pda 501  PURPOSE AND SCOPE

                  Section Pda 501.01  Purpose

                  Section Pda 501.02  Scope

 

          PART Pda 502  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Pda 502.01  Business Organization

                  Section Pda 502.02  Channel

                  Section Pda 502.03  Collective Mooring Area

                  Section Pda 502.04  Commercial Entity

                  Section Pda 502.05  Commercial Mooring for Hire

                  Section Pda 502.06  Commercial Use Mooring

                  Section Pda 502.07  Commercial Vessel

                  Section Pda 502.08  Commercial Vessel Affidavit

                  Section Pda 502.09  Condominium

                  Section Pda 502.10  General Use Mooring

                  Section Pda 502.11  Marina

                  Section Pda 502.12  Mean High-Water Mark

                  Section Pda 502.13  Mean Low-Water Line

                  Section Pda 502.14  Moor

                  Section Pda 502.15  Mooring Field

                  Section Pda 502.16  Mooring Location

                  Section Pda 502.17  Mooring Subfield

                  Section Pda 502.18  Nearshore Area

                  Section Pda 502.19  Non-Revenue Mooring

                  Section Pda 502.20  Not-for-Profit Entity

                  Section Pda 502.21  Open to the General Public

                  Section Pda 502.22  Pennant

                  Section Pda 502.23  Shorefront Property

                  Section Pda 502.24  Shorefront Property Owner

                  Section Pda 502.25  Shorefront Property Mooring

                  Section Pda 502.26  Shorefront Property Mooring Area

                  Section Pda 502.27  Shorefront Property Mooring Location

                  Section Pda 502.28  Temporary Seasonal Mooring

                  Section Pda 502.29  Vessel Used Primarily for Commercial Use Purposes

                  Section Pda 502.30  Wait List Mooring Field

                  Section Pda 502.31  Water-Dependent Business

 

          PART Pda 503  MOORING PERMITS REQUIRED; MOORING USE

                  Section Pda 503.01  Mooring Permit Required

                  Section Pda 503.02  Mooring Use; General Terms and Conditions

 

          PART Pda 504  SETTING OF MOORINGS

                  Section Pda 504.01  Determination of Mooring Locations

                  Section Pda 504.02  Relocation of Moorings

 

          PART Pda 505  MOORING PERMITS

                  Section Pda 505.01  Types of Mooring Permits

                  Section Pda 505.02  Granting of Mooring Permits; Duration and Transferability of Permits

                  Section Pda 505.03  Determination of Suitability of a Replacement or Modified Existing Vessel for a Permitted Mooring; Modification of Existing Mooring Permit

                  Section Pda 505.04  Updating Certain Information in a Mooring Permit

 

          PART Pda 506  MOORING PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PROCESSING OF INITIAL APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR EXISTING MOORINGS

                  Section Pda 506.01  Mooring Permit Initial Applications; When Fee Returned

                  Section Pda 506.02  Types of Mooring Permit Applications

                  Section Pda 506.03  Processing of Mooring Permit Applications

                  Section Pda 506.04  Mooring Permit Applications for Existing Moorings

                  Section Pda 506.05  Mooring Permit Application; Alteration of Information Relating to Vessel Prohibited; Correction of Certain Incorrect Pre-Entered Information

                  Section Pda 506.06  General Use Mooring Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 506.07  Shorefront Property Mooring Permits

                  Section Pda 506.08  Commercial Use Mooring Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 506.09  Commercial Mooring For Hire Mooring Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 506.10  Non-Revenue Mooring Permits; Waiver of Fees

                  Section Pda 506.11  Temporary Seasonal Mooring Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

 

          PART Pda 507  GRANT OR DENIAL OF MOORING APPLICATIONS; REVOCATION OF PERMITS; HEARINGS

                  Section Pda 507.01  Granting of Mooring Applications; Priority

                  Section Pda 507.02  Reasons for Denial of Application

                  Section Pda 507.03  Revocation of Mooring Permit

                  Section Pda 507.04  Hearings; Notice of Denial

                  Section Pda 507.05  Written Notification and Return of Permit Required in Certain Circumstances

                  Section Pda 507.06  Removal of Equipment When Permit Revoked

 

          PART Pda 508  TRANSFER OF MOORING PERMITS

                  Section Pda 508.01  Transfer of Commercial Use Mooring Permits

                  Section Pda 508.02  Transfer of Commercial Mooring for Hire Mooring Permit

                  Section Pda 508.03  Transfer of General Use, Shorefront Property Owner, Commercial Use, or Commercial Mooring for Hire Mooring Permit to Surviving Spouse

 

          PART Pda 509  MOORING WAIT LISTS

                  Section Pda 509.01  Mooring Wait Lists

                  Section Pda 509.02  Maps of Mooring Field, Mooring Subfields, and Nearshore Areas

                  Section Pda 509.03  Wait List Application

                  Section Pda 509.04  Placement on Mooring Wait Lists

                  Section Pda 509.05  Procedures for Shorefront Property Owners

                  Section Pda 509.06  Wait List Procedures

                  Section Pda 509.07  Mooring Wait List Renewal Applications; Rights of Surviving Spouse

                  Section Pda 509.08  Notification of Changes in Wait List Information; Spouse Procedures

 

          PART Pda 510  MOORING EQUIPMENT

                  Section Pda 510.01  Mooring Buoys and Floats

                  Section Pda 510.02  Display of Mooring Permit Name and Number

                  Section Pda 510.03  Location of Moorings; Impeding Navigation and Endangering Other Vessels Prohibited

                  Section Pda 510.04  Moving or Interfering With Moorings

                  Section Pda 510.05  Safety and Inspection of Moorings; Minimum Mooring Standards

                  Section Pda 510.06  Removal of Mooring Block and Tackle or Other Mooring Equipment

                  Section Pda 510.07  Failure to Remove Mooring Block and Tackle or Other Mooring Equipment

 

          PART Pda 511  FORMS

                  Section Pda 511.01  General Use Mooring Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 511.02  Shorefront Property Owner Mooring Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 511.03  Commercial Use Mooring Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 511.04  Commercial Mooring For Hire Mooring Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 511.05  Non-Revenue Mooring Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 511.06  Mooring Wait List Application Form

 

          PART Pda 512  MOORING PERMIT FEES - EXEMPT

                  Section Pda 512.01  Mooring Fee Schedule

                  Section Pda 512.02  Types of Mooring Fees

                  Section Pda 512.03  Waiver of Mooring Fees

                  Section Pda 512.04  Mooring Fees; Payment of Fees

 

          PART Pda 513  EMERGENCY MOORINGS FOR SECURITY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES

                  Section Pda 513.01  Emergency Moorings

 

          PART Pda 514  RECONSIDERATION AND APPEAL

                  Section Pda 514.01  Definitions

                  Section Pda 514.02  Reconsideration; Who May Petition

                  Section Pda 514.03  Requirements for Petition for Reconsideration

                  Section Pda 514.04  Reconsideration by Division Director; Granting of Permit under Certain Circumstances

                  Section Pda 514.05  Reconsideration by Authority for Commercial Moorings for Hire and Commercial Moorings

                  Section Pda 514.06  Appeal to Authority; Standard of Review

                  Section Pda 514.07  Requirements for Appeal

                  Section Pda 514.08  Referral of Matter to Board Member for Recommendation; Procedure for Board Member

                  Section Pda 514.09  Authority Action on Appeal

                  Section Pda 514.10  Decision by Authority on Appeal

                  Section Pda 514.11  When Matter Remanded to Division Director; Notification of Decision of Authority

                  Section Pda 514.12  Removal of Representatives

                  Section Pda 514.13  Requests to Extend Time

                  Section Pda 514.14  Continuance

 

          PART Pda 515  AN0CHORAGE

                  Section Pda 515.01  Change in Position May Be Ordered

 

CHAPTER Pda 600  STATE-OWNED COMMERCIAL PIERS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES

          PART Pda 601  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Pda 601.01  Chandlery Items

                  Section Pda 601.02  Commercial Fisherman

                  Section Pda 601.03  Off-Site Business

                  Section Pda 601.04  Recreational-Use Pier Berthing Area

                  Section Pda 601.05  Seasonal

                  Section Pda 601.06  Transient Commercial Fishing Vessel

                  Section Pda 601.07  Unattended

 

          PART Pda 602  PERMITS AND STICKERS REQUIRED

                  Section Pda 602.01  Pier Use Permit Required at Business-Use Piers

                  Section Pda 602.02  Pier Use Permit Required for Charter Boat

                  Section Pda 602.03  Skiff Permit and Sticker Required at Skiff Dock

                  Section Pda 602.04  Business-Use Pier Vehicle Sticker Required

                  Section Pda 602.05  General Use Park Lot

                  Section Pda 602.06  Annual Berthing Permit Required at Portsmouth Pier Berthing Area

 

          PART Pda 603  USE OF STATE-OWNED COMMERCIAL PIERS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES

                  Section Pda 603.01  Recreational-Use Piers

                  Section Pda 603.02  Business-Use Piers; Restrictions; Skiffs; Emergency Use Allowed

                  Section Pda 603.03  Vehicles and Trailers on Piers

                  Section Pda 603.04  Parking in Parking Areas Located on Associated Facilities

                  Section Pda 603.05  Removal of Vehicles or Trailers from Piers and Associated Facilities

                  Section Pda 603.06  General Safety Requirements; Attachments to Piers

                  Section Pda 603.07 Dumping of Fish and Other Marine Species and Waste Disposal at State-Owned Commercial Piers and Associated Facilities

                  Section Pda 603.08  Fuel

                  Section Pda 603.09  Welding and Hot Work

                  Section Pda 603.10  Storage of Property at State-Owned Commercial Piers Restricted

                  Section Pda 603.11  General Restrictions and Limitations

 

          PART Pda 604  PERMITS AND STICKERS

                  Section Pda 604.01  Types of Permits and Stickers

                  Section Pda 604.02  Granting of Annual Pier Use Permits; Modification, Duration, and Transferability

                  Section Pda 604.03  Granting of Business-Use Pier Vehicle Stickers; Duration and Transferability

                  Section Pda 604.04  Granting of Skiff Permits; Duration and Transferability

                  Section Pda 604.05  Granting of Single-Use Pier Permits; Duration and Transferability

                  Section Pda 604.06  Granting of Annual Berthing Permits; Duration and Transferability

                  Section Pda 604.07  Granting of Overnight Recreational-Use Pier Berthing Permits; Duration and Transferability

                  Section Pda 604.08  Daily Parking at Hampton Harbor and Rye Harbor; Trailer Parking and Boat Launching

                  Section Pda 604.09  Duration, Transferability, and Validity of Daily Seasonal Parking Permits at Hampton Harbor and Rye Harbor

                  Section Pda 604.10  Duration, Transferability, and Validity of Overnight Parking Permits for General Use Lots

                  Section Pda 604.11  Duration, Transferability, and Validity of Seasonal Overnight Parking Permits for Seasonal Overnight Parking at Rye Harbor

 

          PART Pda 605  WAIT LISTS

                  Section Pda 605.01  Wait List Applications for Vessel Storage or Annual Berthing Permits

                  Section Pda 605.02  Placement on Wait Lists

                  Section Pda 605.03  Wait List Procedures

                  Section Pda 605.04  Wait List Reapplications

                  Section Pda 605.05  Notification of Changes in Wait List Information

                  Section Pda 605.06  REPEALED

 

          PART Pda 606  PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS

                  Section Pda 606.01  Annual Pier Use Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 606.02  Skiff Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 606.03  Single-Use Pier Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 606.04  Annual Berthing Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 606.05  Annual Berthing Permit Initial Applications; When Fee Returned

                  Section Pda 606.06  Annual Berthing Permit Applications for Holders of Permits for Berths

                  Section Pda 606.07  Annual Berthing Permit Application; Alteration of Information Relating to Vessel Prohibited; Modification of Permit; Correction of Certain Incorrect Pre-Entered Information

                  Section Pda 606.08  Overnight Recreational-Use Pier Berthing Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 606.09  Daily Seasonal Parking Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 606.10  Overnight Parking Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 606.11  Seasonal Overnight Parking Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                                                                   

          PART Pda 607  GRANT OR DENIAL OF PERMIT APPLICATION; REVOCATIONS; HEARINGS

                  Section Pda 607.01  Annual Pier Use Permit, Skiff Permit, Single-Use Pier Permit, Annual Berthing Permit; Overnight Recreational-Use Pier Berthing Permit; Daily Seasonal Parking Permit, Overnight Parking Permit; and Seasonal Overnight Parking Permit

                  Section Pda 607.02  Reasons for Denial of Application

                  Section Pda 607.03  Daily and Overnight Parking Restrictions

                  Section Pda 607.04  Revocation of Permit

                  Section Pda 607.05  Hearings; Notice of Denial

                  Section Pda 607.06  Removal of Vessel from Berth if Annual Berthing Permit Revoked

                  Section Pda 607.07  Written Notification and Return of Permit Required in Certain Circumstances

 

          PART Pda 608  RECONSIDERATION

                  Section Pda 608.01  Reconsideration; Who May Petition

                  Section Pda 608.02  Requirements for Petition for Reconsideration

                  Section Pda 608.03  Reconsideration by Division Director

 

          PART Pda 609  FORMS

                  Section Pda 609.01  Annual Pier Use Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.02  Skiff Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.03  Single-Use Pier Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.04  Annual Berthing Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.05  Overnight Recreation-Use Pier Berthing Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.06  Daily Seasonal Parking Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.07  Overnight Parking Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.08  Vessel Storage Wait List Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.09  Annual Berthing Permit Wait List Application Form

                  Section Pda 609.10  Seasonal overnight Parking Permit Application Form

 

          PART Pda 610  PERMIT FEES

                  Section Pda 610.01  Fee Schedule

                  Section Pda 610.02  Types of Fees

 

CHAPTER Pda 700  SLIP PERMITS; STATE-OWNED RESTRICTED PIERS

          PART Pda 701  PURPOSE

                  Section Pda 701.01  Purpose

 

          PART Pda 702  SLIP PERMITS REQUIRED

                  Section Pda 702.01  Slip Permit Required for State-Owned Slip; Exceptions

                  Section Pda 702.02  Limited Applicability of Slip Permits for State-Owned Restricted Piers

                  Section Pda 702.03  Certain Permits Constitute Slip Permits

                  Section Pda 702.04  Limited Applicability of Slip Permits for State-Owned Commercial Piers

 

          PART Pda 703  USE OF STATE-OWNED RESTRICTED PIERS; REMOVAL OF VESSELS

                  Section Pda 703.01  Use of State-Owned Restricted Piers

                  Section Pda 703.02  Removal of Vessels from State-Owned Restricted Piers

 

          PART Pda 704  PERMITS

                  Section Pda 704.01  Granting of Annual State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permits; Modification, Duration and Nontransferability

                  Section Pda 704.02  Granting of Single-Use State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permits; Duration and Nontransferability

 

          PART Pda 705  WAIT LIST FOR BARKER AND BURGE WHARVES - RESERVED

 

          PART Pda 706  PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS

                  Section Pda 706.01  Annual State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

                  Section Pda 706.02  Single-Use State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

 

          PART Pda 707  GRANT OR DENIAL OF PERMIT APPLICATION; REVOCATIONS; HEARINGS

                  Section Pda 707.01  Annual and Single-Use State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permits

                  Section Pda 707.02  Reasons for Denial of Application

                  Section Pda 707.03  Revocation of State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permit

                  Section Pda 707.04  Hearings; Notice of Denial

                  Section Pda 707.05  Removal of Vessel from the State-Owned Restricted Pier if Permit Revoked

                  Section Pda 707.06  Written Notification and Return of Permit Required in Certain Circumstances

 

          PART Pda 708  RECONSIDERATION

                  Section Pda 708.01  Reconsideration; Who May Petition

                  Section Pda 708.02  Requirements for Petition for Reconsideration

                  Section Pda 708.03  Reconsideration by Division Director

 

          PART Pda 709  FORMS

                  Section Pda 709.01  Annual State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permit Application Form

                  Section Pda 709.02  Single-Use State-Owned Restricted Pier Slip Permit Application Form

 

          PART Pda 710  PERMIT FEES

                  Section Pda 710.01  Fee Schedule

                  Section Pda 710.02  Types of Fees

                  Section Pda 710.03  Waiver of Fees; Official Government Business

                  Section Pda 710.04  Fees Nonrefundable; Payment of Fees