Washington Administrative Code › Title 363 - Pilotage Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 363-116 - Pilotage rules › Section 363-116-205 - Vessel certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Upon boarding a vessel in the Puget Sound pilotage district or Grays Harbor
			 pilotage district, a pilot shall request on the form provided in WAC
			 296-116-2051 that the master of the vessel certify that: (a) The engine room is
			 properly staffed, able to maneuver, and all related equipment is in good order;
			 (b) there are no defects listed against the ship by the United States Coast
			 Guard which would prevent it from sailing; (c) the vessel is not leaking oil;
			 (d) the vessel is experiencing no propulsion or maneuvering difficulties.
If the master is unable to certify that all of the above
				conditions are met, he/she shall be asked to certify that the United States
				Coast Guard captain of the port has been notified of said deficiencies and has
				authorized the vessel to proceed.
If the master is unable or unwilling to certify that either of
				the above are the case, the pilot shall not offer pilotage services to said
				vessel. Instead, the pilot shall disembark from the vessel as soon as
				practicable, immediately inform the captain of the port of the conditions and
				circumstances by the best possible means and forward a written report to the
				board of pilotage commissioners no later than twenty-four hours after
				disembarking from the vessel. Any Washington licensed pilot who offers pilotage
				services to a vessel on which the master has failed to make a certification
				required by this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in
				RCW
				 88.16.100 and
				88.16.150.
(2) Upon boarding vessels in either the Puget
			 Sound pilotage district or the Grays Harbor pilotage district, the pilot shall
			 also request to see the vessel's SOLAS certificate, and the Federal Maritime
			 Commission certificate of financial responsibility.
The pilot shall also inspect the following of the ship's
				equipment and conditions and indicate their suitability:
VHF radio, channels 13, 14; radar; gyrocompass; rudder angle
				indicator; whistle; wheelhouse staffed by an officer and helmsman, one of whom
				speaks English; local, up-to-date charts; and wheelhouse to engine room
				communications.
(3) The
			 form appearing in WAC 296-116-2051 shall be used by pilots and masters in
			 complying with the above requirements.
(4) Forms completed by masters and pilots
			 which indicate that the vessel is in compliance and nondeficient shall be
			 forwarded to the offices of the board of pilotage commissioners where they will
			 be retained for a period of at least six months. Forms indicating a vessel not
			 in compliance or deficient and forms upon which either the master or the pilot
			 have failed to make the required certification shall be forwarded to the board
			 of pilotage commissioners and retained for a period of at least twelve
			 months.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  88.16 RCW and 2008 c 128.
				  08-15-119, §
										363-116-205, filed 7/21/08,
				  effective 8/21/08. 97-08-042, recodified as §
										363-116-205, filed 3/28/97,
				  effective 3/28/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   88.16.035. 82-13-087 (Order 82-10-049,
				  Resolution No. 82-10-049), § 296-116-205, filed 6/23/82; 79-11-063 (Order
				  79-5, Resolution No. 79-5), § 296-116-205, filed 10/18/79. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				   88.16.035 and
				  88.16.155. 78-09-057 (Order 78-2,
				  Resolution No. 78-2), § 296-116-205, filed
				  8/23/78.