Washington Administrative Code
Title 363 - Pilotage Commissioners, Board of
Chapter 363-116 - Pilotage rules
Section 363-116-200 - Duties of pilots
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1) In any case where a vessel in the charge of a state licensed pilot or a state licensed pilot trainee is involved in an incident or near-miss occurrence, the pilot and the pilot trainee on the vessel shall make a report to the board in the following required manner:
(2) Pilots and pilot trainees will report to the pilot office and to the aides to navigation officer of the United States Coast Guard, all changes in lights, range lights, buoys, and any dangers to navigation that may come to their knowledge.
(3) Any pilot or pilot trainee who shall fail, neglect or refuse to make a report to the board as required by the pilotage laws of the state, or by these rules and regulations, for a period of ten days after the date when the report is required to be made, shall be subject to having his/her license suspended at the discretion of the board, and if he/she fails to report for a period of thirty days the board may, at its discretion, revoke his/her license.
(4) Pilots or pilot trainees when so notified in writing shall report in person to the board at any meeting specified in such notice.
(5) Any pilot or pilot trainees summoned to testify before the board shall appear in accordance with such summons and shall make answer, under oath, to any question put to him/her which deals with any matter connected with the pilot service, or of the pilotage waters over which he/she is licensed to act. He/she shall be entitled to have his/her attorney or advisor present during any such appearance and testimony.
(6) Any pilot who shall absent himself/herself from his/her pilotage duties or district for a period of sixty days without permission of the board of pilotage commissioners shall be liable to suspension or to the forfeiture of his/her license.
(7) A pilot or pilot trainee on boarding a ship, if required by the master thereof, shall exhibit his/her license, or photo static copy thereof.
(8) When a pilot licensed under this act is employed on an enrolled ship, the same rules and regulations shall apply as pertain to registered ships.
(9) Any state licensed pilot or pilot trainee assigned to pilot a vessel entering, leaving, or shifting berths under its own power in any of the waters subject to the provisions of chapter 88.16 RCW shall before assuming pilotage obligations for such vessel obtain assurance from the master that the vessel meets all requirements for safe navigation and maneuvering. In addition, the pilot or pilot trainee shall obtain assurance that the ship's officers will maintain navigation procedures by all navigational aids available to insure that the vessel's position is known at all times. If the pilot or pilot trainee in his/her professional judgment considers the vessel to be incapable of safe navigation and maneuvering due to performance limitations, he/she shall refuse to assume the obligations of pilotage for such vessel until such limitations have been corrected and shall promptly notify the pilot's control station and the chairman of the board of pilotage commissioners of such action.
(10) In providing pilotage services under chapter 88.16 RCW every pilot and pilot trainee shall perform those duties in a professional manner and without negligence so as to not endanger life, limb or property, not violate or not fail to comply with state laws or regulations intended to promote marine safety or to protect navigable waters.
(11) A pilot involved in a serious marine incident as that term is defined in 46 C.F.R. 4.03-2 shall, in addition to meeting all requirements imposed by federal law:
Statutory Authority: Chapter 88.16 RCW. 12-04-061, § 363-116-200, filed 1/30/12, effective 3/1/12; 08-22-003, § 363-116-200, filed 10/23/08, effective 11/23/08. Statutory Authority: Chapter 88.16 RCW and 2008 c 128. 08-15-119, § 363-116-200, filed 7/21/08, effective 8/21/08. 97-08-042, recodified as § 363-116-200, filed 3/28/97, effective 3/28/97. Statutory Authority: Chapter 88.16 RCW. 97-06-106, § 296-116-200, filed 3/5/97, effective 4/5/97; Order 73-6, § 296-116-200, filed 5/11/73; Order 2-68, § 296-116-200, filed 11/1/68; § 20, effective 11/25/58.