Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
In addition to the qualifications required for licensing of
pilots under ORS 776, the applicant shall:
(1) Present an application in writing to the
administrator of the board on the form provided by the board for the pilotage
ground for which the applicant intends to become licensed. The application
shall be filed not less than 30 days prior to appearance before the board for a
written examination and may be supplemented at any time until the examination
is taken. The board shall consider the application and upon approval, the
written examination will be scheduled. The examination shall be proctored by
the board's administrator. The examination for each pilotage ground shall be
prepared by the board with the assistance of the board's licensed training
organization for that pilotage ground. The examination will test for skill and
knowledge of those factors identified in ORS
776.035(2)
and
776.325(1)(b).
The examination will be graded by the board member from the pilotage ground for
which the applicant is seeking a license. If requested by the training course
monitor, up to two additional pilots selected by the training course monitor
and approved by the board may participate with the board member in grading the
exam. The examination will be pass/fail.
(2) Accompany the application with a
photocopy of a U.S. Coast Guard physical examination report and signed by an
Oregon or Washington licensed physician verifying that the applicant meets the
physical, medical and mental criteria required to qualify for a federal pilot's
license.
(a) If the examining physician
determines that the applicant is not competent to perform the duties of a
pilot, the applicant is not then medically eligible to receive a license from
the board.
(b) If the examining
physician determines that the applicant is competent to perform the duties of a
pilot, or if the examining physician determines that the applicant's physical,
medical or mental condition is in need of further review, then the applicant is
then considered medically eligible to receive a license from the board, subject
to any later review and conclusion by the U.S. Coast Guard that the applicant
is not competent for continued federal licensure as a pilot.
(c) If the U.S. Coast Guard undertakes
further medical review of an applicant's physical, medical or mental
competency, either upon recommendation by the examining physician or otherwise,
then the applicant shall report to the board at least every 30 days regarding
the status of such further review. If, at the conclusion of such review
process, the U.S. Coast Guard declines to approve the applicant for continued
federal licensure as a pilot, the applicant shall immediately notify the board
and the board will treat the decision as a suspension of the applicant's
federal license and the pilot's license issued by the board shall also be
subject to suspension, notwithstanding any appeal that may be taken from the
Coast Guard's decision. If the Coast Guard concludes its review by issuing a
waiver to the applicant, the terms of the waiver shall be immediately reported
to the board, and the license issued by the board shall become subject to the
terms of the waiver issued by the Coast Guard.
(3) Have actual experience as a pilot
handling ships over the pilotage ground for which a state license is sought and
state in the application the names of ships piloted, dates, draft, gross
tonnage, and length over all, as specified in (but not limited to) (4), (5),
(6) and/or (7) in this section, and:
(a) Hold
a valid license as Master endorsed for Radar Observer issued by the U.S. Coast
Guard;
(b) Hold an unlimited
federal pilot's endorsement for the ground for which a state license is sought;
and
(c) Have served at least two
years as Master aboard vessels, or when applying for a license over the
Columbia and Willamette River pilotage ground, have completed a program of
apprenticeship training which has been approved by the Board.
(4) In addition to the
requirements in OAR 856-010-0010(1), (2), (3), to qualify for a Grade "C"
license over the Columbia and Willamette River pilotage ground, the applicant
shall, prior to taking the board's examination required under section (1)
above:
(a) Have served at least 730 active
working days as captain of towing vessels on the Columbia River and its
tributaries, or have completed a program of apprenticeship training which has
been approved by the Board, as specified in OAR 856-010-0014;
(b) Complete at least six trips under the
supervision of an unlimited state-licensed pilot while on the bridge of a ship
of not less than 500 feet length over-all (L.O.A.) through the bridges in the
upper harbor in Portland, up to and including the Broadway Bridge, which shall
be made with and without the aid of a tug or towboat, including at least one
trip in each direction. The training course monitor may defer satisfaction of
the requirement for trips through the Broadway Bridge if insufficient training
trip opportunities through that bridge are available, provided that any license
issued without fully satisfying this subsection will be restricted to below the
Broadway Bridge until the requirements of this subsection are fully satisfied,
and provided further that the holder of such a restricted license must complete
the requirements at the earliest opportunity training trips through the
Broadway Bridge are available;
(c)
Complete at least 110 transits while on the bridge of a ship of not less than
500 feet L.O.A. within the 270 days preceding the examination, with at least 70
of these transits made under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed
pilot and at least 80 of the transits completed within 150 days after the first
transit is completed;
(d) When
combining trip segments to establish a transit, each trip segment may be used
only once;
(e) Complete at least
six trips under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed pilot within the
270 days preceding the examination while on the bridge of a ship of not less
than 500 feet L.O.A. in a combination of the following directions, with at
least three trips in each direction:
(A) From
the Willamette River, turning east (upstream) into the Columbia River;
and
(B) From the Columbia River
upstream of the mouth of the Willamette River, turning south into the
Willamette River.
(f)
Complete at least 10 trips in either direction between Astoria and Longview or
Kalama under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed pilot.
(g) Complete at least 4 trips from dock to
dock or anchor to dock while on ships not less than 500 feet L.O.A. while under
the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed pilot, with each such trip
requiring a 180 degree turn before docking.
(h) Train at least 25 additional days as
directed by the training course monitor, with assignments chosen at the
discretion of the training course monitor that may include, but need not be
limited to, shipboard training, electronic navigation training, manned model
training, attendance at meetings with maritime-related governmental agencies or
exposure to maritime related administrative activities.
(i) Present recommendations from the training
course monitor and from at least ten unlimited state-licensed pilots who
participated in the training, certifying that the applicant has demonstrated
sufficient knowledge and shiphandling skills to pilot ocean-going ships up to
600 feet L.O.A. on the pilotage ground.
(5) When applying for a license on the Coos
Bay bar pilotage ground, the applicant shall:
(a) Hold a valid license as Master endorsed
for Radar Observer issued by the U.S. Coast Guard and shall have served at
least two years as Master aboard vessels, or, notwithstanding subsection (3),
hold and have served at least five years under an unlimited state pilot's
license for a pilotage ground other than Coos Bay Bar or Yaquina Bay
Bar;
(b) Hold a federal Master's
license with an unlimited federal pilot's endorsement for the Coos Bay bar
pilotage ground;
(c) Complete at
least one hundred (100) crossings of the Coos Bay bar while under the
supervision of an unlimited state-licensed Coos Bay bar pilot, with at least
ten crossings with each unlimited state-licensed Coos Bay bar pilot and with at
least 25 of the bar crossings completed during hours of darkness;
(d) Dock and undock at least 25 ships under
the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed pilot;
(e) Make at least 25 trips through each of
the bridges; and
(f) Submit letters
from each of the Coos Bay bar pilots who have supervised the training of the
applicant, certifying that the applicant has demonstrated local knowledge of
the pilotage ground and shiphandling skills sufficient to pilot ocean-going
ships on the pilotage ground.
(6) When applying for a license on the
Yaquina Bay bar pilotage ground the applicant shall:
(a) Hold a valid license as Master endorsed
for Radar Observer issued by the U.S. Coast Guard and shall have served at
least two years as Master aboard vessels, or, notwithstanding subsection (3),
hold and have served at least five years under an unlimited state pilot's
license for a pilotage ground other than Coos Bay Bar or Yaquina Bay
Bar;
(b) Hold a federal Master's
license with an unlimited federal pilots' endorsement for the Yaquina Bay bar
pilotage ground;
(c) Complete at
least one hundred (100) crossings of the Yaquina Bay bar while under the
supervision of an unlimited state-licensed Yaquina Bay bar pilot, or after
completing two years of piloting with a state license in Coos Bay, the number
of bar crossings at Yaquina Bay may be reduced to 12, with at least one such
crossing with each unlimited state-licensed Yaquina Bay bar pilot and with at
least twenty-five percent (25%) of the bar crossings completed during the hours
of darkness;
(d) Dock and undock at
least 25 ships under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed Yaquina Bay
bar pilot, or after completing two years of piloting with a state license in
Coos Bay, the number of dockings and undockings may be reduced to 12;
(e) Make at least twenty-five (25) trips
through the bridge, or after completing two years of piloting with a state
license in Coos Bay, the number of trips may be reduced to 12; and
(f) Submit letters from each of the Yaquina
Bay bar pilots who have supervised training of the applicant, certifying that
the applicant has demonstrated local knowledge of the pilotage ground and
shiphandling skills sufficient to pilot ocean-going ships on the pilotage
ground.
(7) When
applying for an original license on the Columbia River bar pilotage ground the
applicant shall:
(a) Hold a valid license
issued by the U.S. Coast Guard as "Unlimited Master any oceans - any tonnage",
endorsed for Radar Observer;
(b)
Have served at least two years as Master of an offshore merchant ship of 5,000
gross tons or more, certified by Certificates of Discharge or Continuous
Discharge Book;
(c) Obtain a
federal pilot's endorsement for the Columbia River bar pilotage ground, after
which a minimum of one hundred (100) crossings of the Columbia River bar shall
be made under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed pilot, and make
crossings with at least five unlimited state-licensed Columbia River bar
pilots;
(d) Be on board a minimum
of ten ships docking or undocking from the Astoria Port Docks, Tongue Point,
and other facilities;
(e) Make
approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the crossings of the Columbia River
bar during the hours of darkness.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
776.115
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
776.115
& 776.300
