Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.025 - Applications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be eligible to take the regional local
				  knowledge examination required by
				  12 AAC 56.026(k),
				  an applicant shall apply on a form provided by the department at least 60 days
				  before the date of the examination and submit
(1) the applicable application and
				  examination fees required in
				  12 AAC 02.240;
(2) evidence that the applicant is at least
				  25 years of age;
(3) all existing
				  evaluations of the applicant's training in an approved training program with a
				  recognized pilot organization; at least 10 days before the date of the
				  licensing examination the applicant shall submit all remaining evaluations
				  necessary to demonstrate successful completion of all applicable regional
				  training requirements listed in
				  12 AAC 56.028, and a letter from a
				  recognized pilot organization stating the applicant has completed the
				  organization's approved training program;
(4) a full-sized certified copy of both sides
				  of the applicant's valid United States Coast Guard license, with radar
				  endorsement and an endorsement of first class pilotage without tonnage
				  restrictions as required in
				  12 AAC 56.028 for the pilotage
				  region in which the training occurred;
(5) repealed 8/9/97;
(6) the names and addresses of three United
				  States Coast Guard licensed master mariners who may be contacted for a
				  recommendation attesting to the applicant's professional qualifications and
				  good moral character;
(7)
				  documentation of the applicant's education, employment record, and other
				  special qualifications, including, if possible, copies of discharges,
				  certificates, and letters;
(8) on a
				  form provided by the department, a notarized statement by the applicant
				  whether,
(A) within the five years before the
				  application, the applicant has
(i) been
				  convicted of a felony;
(ii) been
				  convicted of any repeat minor offenses involving excessive use of
				  alcohol;
(iii) had a conviction
				  involving the possession, use, or sale of drugs; or
(iv) had a marine or motor vehicle driver's
				  license revoked, suspended, or limited in any jurisdiction; and
(B) the applicant is currently
(i) under investigation or subject to a
				  disciplinary proceeding by the United States Coast Guard; or
(ii) under treatment for drug or alcohol
				  abuse;
(9) a
				  certificate from a testing facility that complies with the requirements adopted
				  in 12 AAC 56.940(b)
				  showing a negative result on a test for illegal drug use conducted within 60
				  days before the date of application; the testing facility must mail the drug
				  test results directly to the marine pilot coordinator;
(10) on a form provided by the department,
				  evidence of a satisfactory physical examination within 60 days before the date
				  of application, demonstrating that the applicant is in all respects physically
				  fit to perform the duties of a pilot and including an examination of eyesight,
				  hearing, blood pressure, physical agility, and cognitive
				  capabilities.