Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 856 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, OREGON BOARD OF MARITIME PILOTS › Division 10 - GENERAL › Section 856-010-0035 - Disciplinary Actions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Absence from
			 Pilotage Grounds. A pilot must request in writing to the Board on the form
			 provided by the Board permission to be absent from the pilotage ground for a
			 period of more than sixty days. The Board will discipline any pilot who is
			 absent from the pilotage ground for a period of more than 60 days without
			 permission of the Board. A pilot who has been granted permission to be absent
			 from piloting duties for a period of more than 60 days shall, at the end of 180
			 days, reapply in writing for an extension or shall return to duty. The pilot
			 must notify the Board in writing, ten days prior to returning to the pilotage
			 ground, of the pilot's intention to return to duty. A pilot who has been absent
			 with permission from piloting duties for more than 180 days shall notify the
			 Board in writing on the form provided by the Board of the pilot's intention to
			 return to the pilotage ground. The notice shall include a statement of the
			 number of trips under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed pilot that
			 will be taken to re-familiarize the pilot with the pilotage ground, but in no
			 event shall the returning pilot take fewer than two trips for every 90 days'
			 absence from the pilotage grounds. The Board may, following receipt of a
			 pilot's notice of intent to return to the pilotage ground, require more
			 familiarization trips than the returning pilot indicates in the notice provided
			 to the Board.
(2) Suspension,
			 Revocation or Lapse of Federal License. The state license of any pilot whose
			 federal license is suspended or revoked, or whose federal license lapses due to
			 delay in renewal as a consequence of a drug or alcohol-related event, shall be
			 automatically suspended or revoked for the same period. The lapse of a federal
			 license due to delay in renewal as a consequence of a drug or alcohol-related
			 event shall be treated as a suspension for purposes of the paragraph. The state
			 license shall be reinstated upon restoration of the federal license. The pilot
			 so affected may apply to the Board for a review of the case while under
			 suspension. If the review of the case shows that circumstances warrant
			 modification of the pilot's suspended status, the Board may order the pilot's
			 state license restored, or it may take any other appropriate action.
(3) Upon suspension, revocation or other
			 disciplinary action taken by the Board against a state-licensed pilot, the U.S.
			 Coast Guard shall be notified by the Board in writing within 24
			 hours.
(4) Pilots shall not refuse
			 to provide pilotage service unless necessary for their own or public safety. If
			 a representative of the vessel requesting piloting service contests a pilot's
			 determination concerning safety, then, the vessel's representative may seek a
			 determination by the Board.
(5)
			 Other Causes for Discipline. See the following administrative rules for other
			 causes for discipline of licensee:
(a) OAR
			 856-010-0015, failure to comply
			 with requirements for renewal;
(b)
			 OAR 856-010-0019, failure to present
			 surety bond or deposit;
(c) OAR
			 856-010-0025, failure to report
			 to Board;
(d) OAR
			 856-010-0025, failure to report
			 incident to U.S. Coast Guard;
(e)
			 OAR 856-010-0035, refusal to provide
			 pilotage service;
(f) OAR
			 856-010-0045, grounds for pilot
			 discipline.