If the commission, after a public hearing duly called, deems that the number of licensed pilots is sufficient to meet the demands of commerce in the waters of this state, it shall place the names of the subsequent applicants on file for future examination and licensing in the order in which the applications are filed.
Deferment of applications for future examination
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-11., under Chapter 46-9 Pilots — Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-11.