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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 09.26.02.02" title_num="09" subtitle_num="26" chapter_num="02" heading="Selection of Pilots-in-Training.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant meeting the qualifications of the Business Occupations and Professions Article, §11-303, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall complete an application form approved by the Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In addition to the application form, an applicant shall submit:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A transcript from the applicant's postsecondary education institution, if applicable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A copy of the applicant's valid United States Coast Guard license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The applicant's maritime employment history; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An application fee of $25.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If an applicant fails to comply with these regulations, the applicant may not be eligible for selection as a pilot-in-training.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Board shall maintain a list of qualified applicants from which candidates shall be selected when the Board determines that apprentice pilots are required under Regulation .01 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>To compile the list of qualified applicants, the Board:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall review the applications of all eligible applicants;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May conduct personal interviews of eligible applicants that it considers necessary and under the circumstances that it may direct; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall rank them in the order in which they would be selected if the need for pilots-in-training arises.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Selection from the List.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the Board determines that pilots-in-training are required under Regulation .01 of this chapter, the Board shall select them beginning with the top ranked on the existing list.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the list is older than 1 year, the Board may require qualified applicants to update relevant information before the selection process.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Maintenance of the List.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Unless the Board determines that the list should be extended for 1 additional year, the list of qualified applicants shall be maintained for a period of 2 years from the date it is compiled by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Before the expiration of the list, a new list shall be prepared based on new applications.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>All existing applications must be renewed to be considered for the subsequent list.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A list of qualified applicants compiled before October 1, 2004, shall be maintained for 1 year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>An applicant selected under §F of this regulation shall pass an additional physical examination, as required by the Board, before the applicant may be appointed a pilot-in-training.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>