In the event of a national or domestic emergency, the commission may issue temporary pilot licenses, to persons not meeting the qualifications in § 46-9-7, to serve as long as the emergency shall exist or until such time as the pilots so licensed can be replaced by persons meeting the qualifications prescribed in § 46-9-7.
Temporary pilot licenses — Emergencies
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-9., under Chapter 46-9 Pilots — Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-9.