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| 2. Exempt waters. Those waters specifically exempted by the | Maine State Pilotage Commission; or |
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| | Sec. 7. 38 MRSA §87-A, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 389, §35, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1. Vessels exempt. Sections 85 to 106 shall This subchapter | does not apply to: |
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| A. Vessels under enrollment; |
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| C. Vessels powered predominantly by sail; |
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| D. The motor vessel Bluenose, or any vessel substituted for | the Bluenose, operating on a published regular schedule | sailing between Bar Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova | Scotia, provided that: The vessel on regularly scheduled | ferry operations between Bar Harbor, Maine and Yarmouth, | Nova Scotia, provided that the master of such vessel has | completed an appropriate number of trips, as established by | commission rules and has met any appropriate federal | requirements. |
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| (1) The qualifications and experience of any licensed | master of the Bluenose, or its substitute, meet those | established by regulations of the United States Coast | Guard; |
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| (2) A federal pilot, or a pilot licensed under this | subchapter, shall pilot the Bluenose, or its | substitute, on the licensed master's initial arrival | and departure during each calendar year, except that a | relief licensed master may make his initial arrival and | departure trip for the calendar year, with another | licensed master who has made a familiarization trip | during the calendar year; and |
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| (3) The licensed master of any substitute vessel has | piloted the Bluenose, or a substitute, in the waters of | Frenchman's Bay for not less than 12 trips between Bar | Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, within a | period of 2 years; |
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| E. All military and commercial ships navigating the Kennebec | River to and from the Bath Iron Works Corporation |
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