IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW JERSEY MARITIME PILOT &
DOCKING PILOT COMMISSION'S DETERMINATION REGARDING
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSURE OF NEW JERSEY
DOCKING PILOTS
A-5176-13T1
In this appeal, appellants challenged the validity of a regulation adopted by the New Jersey Maritime Pilot & Docking Pilot Commission, which required docking pilot apprentices to pass an examination before licensure as a docking pilot. We rejected appellants' contentions that the regulation was inconsistent with the New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Act, which had no such requirement, was contrary to legislative intent, transgressed the Commissions enabling legislation, and lacked regulatory standards. We held that the regulation fell within the substantive authority vested in the Commission under the Act and was consistent with and achieved the express
A-5176-13T1
In this appeal, appellants challenged the validity of a regulation adopted by the New Jersey Maritime Pilot & Docking Pilot Commission, which required docking pilot apprentices to pass an examination before licensure as a docking pilot. We rejected appellants' contentions that the regulation was inconsistent with the New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Act, which had no such requirement, was contrary to legislative intent, transgressed the Commissions enabling legislation, and lacked regulatory standards. We held that the regulation fell within the substantive authority vested in the Commission under the Act and was consistent with and achieved the express
legislative policies and overall objectives underlying the Act.
We also held that the docking pilot regulations as a whole
provided sufficient regulatory standards to inform the public
and docking pilot apprentices of the content of the examination.
