Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.401.710 Operating requirements for holders of Certificates of Authorization

(a) Comply with the terms of any agreement for services by registered pilots on the Great Lakes between an appropriate agency of Canada and the Secretary, his designated agent, or the Director;

(b) Coordinate on a reciprocal basis its pool operations with pool operations of the Canadian Government, under the “Memorandum of Arrangements, Great Lakes Pilotage, Between the Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America and the Minister of Transport of Canada”, effective July 7, 1970, as amended;

(c) Provide continuous arrangements and facilities for the efficient dispatching of pilotage service on a first-come, first-serve basis to vessels that give notice of pilotage service requirements to the pilotage dispatch station, except pilots are not required to board a vessel that does not furnish safe boarding facilities;

(d) Dispatch pilotage service under the terms of its approved working rules as referenced in § 402.320;

(e) Comply with its working rules approved under § 402.320, except to the extent inconsistent with the dispatch orders of the Director under § 401.720(b);

(f) Comply with all accounting procedures and the reporting requirements in this chapter;  and

(g) Make available to the Commandant all of its financial and operating records.