Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 7 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 56.960 - Duties of pilots

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A pilot shall be on duty, at the conn,
				  piloting the vessel at all times when the vessel is in transit or maneuvering
				  in compulsory pilotage waters. A pilot at the conn may only be relieved for
				  cause by the vessel's master or the officer in charge of the navigational watch
				  when the master is absent from the bridge. The pilot may voluntarily relinquish
				  the conn to a ship's officer, but may reassume the conn at any time.
(b) A passenger vessel in transit of
				  compulsory pilotage waters not excluded under
				  12 AAC 56.110 must carry two
				  pilots on board except during an entry transit between a pilot station and a
				  harbor or anchorage within compulsory pilotage waters, or an exit from
				  compulsory pilotage waters where the entry or exit transit is normally less
				  than eight hours.
(c) A
				  non-passenger vessel in a continuous transit of compulsory pilotage waters of
				  Southeast Alaska that is expected to exceed eight hours must employ two
				  pilots.
(d) If a vessel piloted by
				  a state licensed pilot is involved in a collision, allision, or grounding, the
				  pilot shall, no later than 72 hours after returning ashore after the incident,
				  file with the marine pilot coordinator an incident report as described in
				  12 AAC 56.965. The marine pilot
				  coordinator may investigate the reported incident.
(e) A pilot shall report to the Aids to
				  Navigation office of the United States Coast Guard, all changes in lights,
				  range lights, buoys, and any dangers to navigation that may come to that
				  pilot's knowledge.
(f) A pilot who
				  fails to make a report to the marine pilot coordinator, as required by this
				  chapter, is subject to the disciplinary provisions of
				  AS
				  08.62.150 and
				  08.62.155.
(g) A pilot when so notified in writing shall
				  report in person to the board at any meeting specified in the notice.
(h) A pilot summoned to testify before the
				  board shall appear in accordance with the summons and shall answer, under oath,
				  any questions asked which deal with any matter connected with piloting or the
				  pilotage waters over which the pilot is licensed to act. The pilot is entitled
				  to have an attorney or advisor present during any such appearance and
				  testimony.
(i) A pilot on boarding
				  a ship, if required by the master, shall exhibit his or her state license or
				  photostatic copy of it.
(j) A pilot
				  on board a vessel must be provided access to an operable radio on the bridge at
				  all times to use on channel 16 VHF for safety purposes.
(k) A pilot organization shall report on a
				  quarterly basis all pilotage performed by each pilot on vessels that were
				  subject to AS 08.62. The report shall be submitted to the marine pilot
				  coordinator by electronic mail or on a 3.5" computer floppy diskette. The
				  report must include the following elements and be formatted in the same order:
(1) pilot name;
(2) date of departure;
(3) time of departure;
(4) date of arrival;
(5) time of arrival;
(6) place departed;
(7) place arrived;
(8) vessel name;
(9) vessel gross tons;
(10) vessel IMO number;
(11) vessel type;
(12) waters transited;
(13) trainee name;
(14) training evolution;
(15) pilot association affiliation.