Washington Administrative Code › Title 363 - Pilotage Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 363-116 - Pilotage rules › Section 363-116-200 - Duties of pilots

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) In any case
			 where a vessel in the charge of a state licensed pilot or a state licensed
			 pilot trainee is involved in an incident or near-miss occurrence, the pilot and
			 the pilot trainee on the vessel shall make a report to the board in the
			 following required manner:
(a)
Report
			 of Incident
. A state licensed pilot and a state licensed pilot trainee
			 involved in an incident shall notify the board by telephoning or radioing the
			 Marine Exchange of Puget Sound as soon as the situation is stabilized or within
			 one hour of reaching shore. In addition, all incidents shall be reported to the
			 board on the
Report of Incident
form as soon as possible after
			 the incident, but in no event more than ten days afterwards. If a pilot trainee
			 is involved, both the pilot trainee and the supervising pilot shall file a
Report of Incident
. In any event where a pilot or pilot
			 trainee is unaware of the occurrence of an incident at the conclusion of
			 his/her piloting assignment, the pilot and pilot trainee shall file a
Report of Incident
within ten days of being informed of the
			 occurrence of the incident. An incident includes an actual or apparent
			 collision, allision or grounding, as well as a navigational occurrence which
			 results in actual or apparent personal injury or property damage or
			 environmental damage. An incident also includes any occurrence where a pilot or
			 pilot trainee falls or is injured while embarking or disembarking a vessel or
			 otherwise is physically endangered while performing his/her duties on a vessel,
			 regardless of whether the incident results in physical injury to the pilot or
			 pilot trainee.
(b)
Report
			 of Marine Safety Occurrence
. A state licensed pilot and state licensed
			 pilot trainee involved in a near-miss occurrence shall complete the board
			 required
Report of Marine Safety Occurrence
form and file it
			 with the board as soon as possible after the near-miss occurrence, but in no
			 event more than ten days afterwards. If a pilot trainee is involved, both the
			 pilot trainee and the supervising pilot shall file a
Report of Marine
			 Safety Occurrence
. A near-miss occurrence is where a pilot and pilot
			 trainee successfully takes action of a nonroutine nature to avoid a collision
			 with another vessel, structure or aid to navigation, to avoid a grounding of
			 the vessel or to avoid causing damages to the environment. Information relating
			 to near-miss occurrences provided by a pilot and pilot trainee on this form
			 shall not be used for imposing any sanctions or penalties against the pilot or
			 pilot trainee involved in the occurrence. A state licensed pilot or pilot
			 trainee may also use this form on a voluntary basis for reporting out of the
			 ordinary occurrences or concerns for navigational safety encountered or
			 observed during the course of piloting a vessel as well as safety issues
			 encountered or observed on the vessel, the dock, or in the area around the
			 vessel.
(c) Completion of these
			 forms does not replace or relieve a pilot or pilot trainee from any other
			 reporting requirements under federal, state or local law. If circumstances
			 permit, a pilot or pilot trainee will notify the vessel master of his/her
			 intent to file a report of incident or marine safety occurrence with the board.
			 The board shall forward a copy of any form received to the respective shipper
			 or its board representative. The board may, with or without a complaint being
			 made against a pilot or pilot trainee, investigate the matter reported
			 upon.