§ 1131 Pilot Vessel Requirements

• •Pilots have to keep a vessel at all times.
• •The vessel must match the description and condition the board directs.
• •Only the pilot may use that vessel.

A river pilot works for a ferry company. The board says he must keep a 20‑foot rescue boat in good shape. He must keep that boat for himself and cannot let anyone else use it.

The pilot follows the rule by owning the rescue boat, keeping it in the condition the board required, and using it only for his own duties.