OAR 856-015-0010
Original Licensing Requirements
(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 at the board for a written training assessment and may be supplemented at any time until the written training assessment is taken. The board’s administrator shall schedule the written training assessment. Applicants taking the written training assessment shall be observed by the board’s administrator to ensure the integrity and security of the assessment. The written training assessment for each pilotage ground shall be prepared by the board-licensed training organization for that pilotage ground and the board member from that pilotage ground. The written training assessment will measure the applicant’s skill and knowledge of those factors identified in ORS 776.035 (Findings)(2) and 776.325 (Qualifications of licensees)(1)(b). The written training assessment will be evaluated by the board member from the pilotage ground for which the applicant is seeking a license, and, at that board member’s discretion, the board-licensed training organization from that pilotage ground. The written training assessment evaluator(s) may recommend additional training after reviewing an applicant’s written training assessment responses. If so, the application will be held until the applicant’s training is complete.(2)
Accompany the application with a photocopy of the “Summary to be Completed by Medical Practitioner” page of the 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)
Provide a copy of the current “Medical Certificate” issued by the U.S. Coast Guard.(4)
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) 856-015-0011 (Original Licensing Requirements - Columbia & Willamette River Pilotage Ground), 856-015-0012 (Original Licensing Requirements - Coos Bay Bar Pilotage Ground), 856-015-0013 (Original Licensing Requirements - Yaquina Bay Bar Pilotage Ground), and 856-015-0014 (Original Licensing Requirements - Columbia River Bar Pilotage Ground), 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.
Source:
Rule 856-015-0010 — Original Licensing Requirements, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=856-015-0010.