Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024
Section 856-010-0010 - Original Licensing RequirementsIn 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.Or. Admin. R. 856-010-0010
PC 1, f. 10-29-57, ef. 7-1-57; PC 7, f. 6-13-73, ef. 7-15-73; MP 2-1984, f. & ef. 10-4-84; MP 3-1988, f. & cert. ef. 11-9-88; MP 1-1992, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-92; MP 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-16-95; MP 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 5-9-96; BMP 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-99; BMP 3-2001, f. & cert. ef. 10-30-01; BMP 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-26-03; BMP 3-2006, f. 9-29-06, cert. ef. 10-1-06; BMP 1-2007, f. 1-25-07, cert. ef. 1-26-07; BMP 2-2007, f. & cert. ef. 5-22-07; BMP 4-2008, f. & cert. ef. 1-24-08; BMP 2-2009, f. 6-19-09, cert. ef. 6-23-09; BMP 4-2009, f. & cert. ef. 8-5-09; BMP 4-2011, f. 6-28-11, cert. ef. 6-29-11; BMP 5-2011, f. 6-28-11, cert. ef. 6-29-11; BMP 4-2014, f. & cert. ef. 11/26/2014; BMP 2-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-23-14 thru 11-19-14; BMP 4-2014, f. & cert. ef. 11-26-14; BMP 3-2016, f. & cert. ef. 3/31/2016; BMP 2-2018, amend filed 03/20/2018, effective 3/20/2018Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 776.115
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 776.115 & 776.300