Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 856 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, OREGON BOARD OF MARITIME PILOTS › Division 10 - GENERAL › Section 856-010-0010 - Original Licensing Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In 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.