Or. Admin. Code § 856-015-0020 - Pilot Trainee Selection - Columbia River Bar Pilotage Ground
(1) Initial
Application. Individuals applying for licensure as a trainee on the Columbia
River Bar pilotage ground must submit the following to the Board offices:
(Note: Individuals can contact the Board to receive forms and information
describing the application, evaluation and selection processes.)
(a) A completed application form prescribed
by the Board;
(b) All documentation
required by OAR 856-015-0005;
(c) A copy of the applicant's Certificates of
Discharge or of a Continuous Discharge Book, demonstrating the applicant has
served at least one (1) year as Master of an offshore merchant ship of 5,000
International Gross Tons or more. At least six (6) months of this experience
must have been obtained no more than three (3) years prior to application;
(Note: An applicant is expected to maintain this recency requirement throughout
the process and will be required to demonstrate it again if offered issuance of
trainee licensure.)
(d) A copy of
applicant's valid license issued by the U.S. Coast Guard as "Unlimited Master
of any oceans - any tonnage", endorsed for Radar Observer.
(2) Applications may be submitted at any
time, but no application will be considered for the upcoming examination cycle
unless it is submitted by the deadline provided by the Board Administrator when
announcing the upcoming cycle.
(3)
An initial application that lacks: a completed application form or all
documentation required by OAR
856-015-0005 is incomplete. An
incomplete initial application is considered void if the applicant does not
complete it within ten (10) business days of being notified by the Board of the
missing information or documentation.
(4) An applicant who does not hold a valid
license issued by the U.S. Coast Guard as "Unlimited Master any oceans - any
tonnage", endorsed for Radar Observer and has not served at least one (1) year
as Master of an offshore merchant ship of 5,000 International Gross Tons or
more, with at least six (6) months of that experience obtained no more than
three (3) years prior to application as verified by the applicant's
Certificates of Discharge or Continuous Discharge Book, is not qualified to sit
for the first trainee licensure examination and will receive formal notice of
denial of the application.
(5) Each
applicant may submit three maritime industry references that have knowledge of
the applicant's professional skills and abilities to be a state licensed pilot.
The references must have personal knowledge of such skills and abilities within
the past six years: 3 point maximum if one of the references includes the most
recent supervisor; 2 point maximum otherwise.
(6) Astoria Site Visit. An applicant wishing
to be considered for licensure as a Columbia River Bar Pilot Trainee must
complete a 3-day site familiarization visit to Astoria with the Board licensed
training organization for the Columbia River Bar. Contact the Board offices for
information about how to schedule the visit.
(a) The site visit must be completed no
sooner than one (1) year prior to the expiration date of the current Roll of
Candidates, and no later than six (6) months after the applicant has been
ranked by the Board.
(b) Upon
timely completion of the 3-day site visit, the Board's licensed training
organization for the Columbia River Bar shall provide the applicant's
certificate of completion to the Board.
(c) An applicant shall not be placed on the
Roll of Candidates until the Board receives a certificate of completion for the
visit.
(7) First
Examination - Physical Agility. An applicant who has submitted a complete
initial application under section (1)(a) and (b) of this rule, and has
established the experience, and recency, required under subsection (1)(c) of
this rule, must then pass a physical agility test at an independent, certified
facility designated by the Board. Applicant participation in all further
evaluation processes is predicated on passing the physical agility test. The
test is pass/fail.
(8) Second
Examination - Bridge Simulation. After passing the physical agility test, an
applicant must pass a bridge simulator test, administered by a nationally
recognized, independent, marine education and training facility designated by
the Board. Applicant participation in all further evaluation processes is
predicated on passing the bridge simulator test.
(a) This examination is administered in two
parts.
(A) Part one consists of a physical
bridge simulation exercise.
(B)
Part two consists of an evaluation of the physical bridge simulation exercise,
and an examination on pilotage.
(b) This examination is scored by the marine
education and training facility. Before administering the exam, the marine
education and training facility must provide the Board with the scoring system
it will use, and the Board must determine how it will convert that system into
points to be awarded to an applicant
(9) Third Examination - Fundamentals of State
Pilotage. After passing the bridge simulator test, an applicant must pass a
Fundamentals of State Pilotage (Columbia River Bar) examination administered by
the Board.
(a) This is an oral
examination.
(b) In every case, the
pilot Board member from the Board's licensed training organization for the
Columbia River Bar pilotage ground shall be included as an examiner. However,
if the pilot Board member from the Board's licensed training organization for
the Columbia River Bar pilotage ground is unable or unwilling to serve as an
examiner, then another pilot who is a member of the Board's licensed training
organization for the Columbia River Bar pilotage organization may be included
as an examiner.
(c) In every case,
one examiner from the bridge simulator test other than the pilot Board member
from the Board's licensed training organization for the Columbia River Bar
pilotage organization may also be included as an examiner for Fundamental of
State Pilotage (Columbia River Bar) examination.
(d) In every case, if the examiner from
subsection (9)(c) of this rule (examiner who also served on the bridge
simulator test) is not an Oregon licensed maritime pilot, then a licensed pilot
who is a member of the Board's licensed training organization for the Columbia
River Bar pilotage organization may be included as an examiner, in addition to
the Board member identified in subsection (9)(b) of this rule.
(e) In every case, one public member from the
Board and one Board member serving pursuant to ORS
776.105(4) or
(5) shall be included as examiners.
(f) Each applicant examined shall be assigned
a score from 0 to 100 points based upon the following guidelines: ability to
use experience for the benefit of the system; understanding of the state
pilotage system; identification of elements of state pilotage efficiency;
familiarity with Columbia River Bar pilot pilotage grounds, operations,
equipment, facilities, and locale; and other factors deemed relevant by the
Board.
(10) The Board
shall rank applicants from highest to lowest according to each applicant's
combined points from sections (5), (8), and (9) of this rule.
(11) A minimum of two (2) total years of
experience as Master of an offshore merchant ship of 5,000 International Gross
Tons or more is required to qualify as a trainee for the Columbia River Bar
pilotage grounds.
(a) A ranked applicant shall
not be placed on the Board's Roll of Candidates for the Columbia River Bar
until:
(A) The Board receives a certificate of
completion from the applicant's Astoria Site Visit; and
(B) The applicant obtains and demonstrates
having obtained at least two (2) total years of experience as Master of an
offshore merchant ship of 5,000 International Gross Tons or more.
(b) The applicant must provide the
Board with a copy of the applicant's Certificates of Discharge or of a
Continuous Discharge Book to demonstrate having obtained this second year of
required experience.
(c) After the
Applicant is ranked, once the Board receives a certificate of completion from
the applicant's Astoria Site Visit and the applicant has provided the Board
with a copy of the applicant's Certificates of Discharge or of a Continuous
Discharge Book to demonstrate having obtained two total years of experience as
a Master of an offshore merchant ship of 5,000 International Gross Tons or
more, then the applicant shall immediately be placed on the Board's Roll of
Candidates for the Columbia River Bar. At least six (6) months of this
experience must have been obtained no more than three (3) years prior to
application.
(12) In
accordance with ORS 776.115(2), at
such times as it is determined there is need for a trainee, the Board shall
offer the highest ranked individual or individuals on the Roll of Candidates
the opportunity to be issued a trainee license for the Columbia River Bar
pilotage grounds.
(a) To be eligible to
accept the offer, a candidate must maintain the recency of their experience.
(A) Upon being offered an opportunity to be
issued a trainee license, a candidate must provide the board with a copy of the
candidate's Certificates of Discharge or of a Continuous Discharge Book
demonstrating at least six (6) months service as a Master or First Class pilot
of offshore merchant ships of 5,000 International Gross Tons or more, obtained
no more than three (3) years prior to the offer.
(B) A candidate who has not maintained the
recency of experience as described in section (11), subsection (a), paragraph
(A) of this rule, above, is not qualified for trainee licensure and will
receive formal notice of denial of licensure.
(b) The eligible candidate or candidates
offered issuance of trainee licensure must accept or decline within thirty (30)
days of notification.
(c) Declining
the offer, failing to respond, or failing to respond on time constitutes a
candidate's request to withdraw the candidate's application and be withdrawn
from the Roll of Candidates for the Columbia River Bar, and the candidate's
name shall be removed accordingly.
(d) Accepting the offer, if eligible, shall
result in issuance of the trainee license and assignment to the Columbia River
Bar Training Organization.
(13) The Board shall determine the expiration
date of a Roll of Candidates for the Columbia River Bar after administration of
the Fundamentals of Pilotage Examination - Columbia River Bar. The Board shall
notify all ranked applicants of the expiration date of their Roll of Candidates
within ten (10) days of determining it.
(14) Notwithstanding any expiration date
determined under section (13) of this rule, the Board may revise the expiration
date of a Roll of Candidates for the Columbia River Bar if warranted by a
change in economic circumstances, or if the number of retirements of Columbia
River Bar pilots is higher or lower than anticipated during the valid period of
that Roll Candidates. The Board shall notify all ranked applicants of any
revision of the expiration date of their Roll of Candidates within ten (10)
days of revising it.
(15)
Candidates may not transfer to subsequent Rolls after the Roll on which they
are placed expires but must reapply for trainee licensure.
(16) Reapplication for trainee licensure
requires submittal of a new application, including completion of all
requirements in section (1), the Astoria site visit of section (6), and the
examinations of sections (7) through (9) of this rule anew. No requirements
already obtained under sections (1) or (6) through (9) of this rule may be
forwarded for reapplication, except for the total amount of experience as the
master of an offshore merchant ship of 5,000 International Gross Tons or more.
However, upon reapplication, at least six months of that experience must have
been obtained within three years prior to reapplication.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 776
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 776.115
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