Long Island Sound/Block Island Sound Joint Pilotage Rotation System: In 1997, the New York and Connecticut legislatures authorized the two states to enter into an agreement for the establishment of a rotation system for the assignment of New York and Connecticut licensed State pilots on the Long Island Sound. A Memorandum of Agreement was finally signed between the two States on 8 February 2000 and the Agreement was finalized and implemented during the first half of 2005.  Block Island Pilots (affiliate of Sound Pilots, Inc.) is the authorized Joint CT/NY pilot Rotation System Administrator.

The Board believes that the joint pilotage rotation system has improved the safety, and the efficiency of the CT/NY pilotage systems, through the use of pooled resources and joint personnel and systems, enhanced cooperative working relationships, pilot dispatch, communications with ships at sea and port agents, pilot boats, pilot stations, apprentice and advanced pilot training, shore facilities, administration, and billing/collection. The objective to combine operations seeks to reduce operating costs and overhead, and increase efficiency while maintaining high safety standards, professional conduct and accountability is a generally accepted business practice, which the Board has been advocating among the State pilot groups for a long time.  The Board extends its appreciation and thanks to the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Pilot Commission for its cooperation in implementing the Memorandum of Agreement and its participation n the administration and oversight of the system.