OAR 856-015-0013: Original Licensing Requirements - Yaquina Bay Bar Pilotage Ground

When applying for a license on the Yaquina Bay bar pilotage ground the applicant shall: (1) Hold a valid license as Master endorsed for Radar Observer issued by the U.S. Coast Guard and shall have served at least two years as Master aboard vessels, or, notwithstanding subsection (3), hold and have served at least five years under an unlimited state pilot’s license for a pilotage ground other than Coos Bay Bar or Yaquina Bay Bar; (2) Hold a federal Master’s license with an unlimited federal pilots’ endorsement for the Yaquina Bay bar pilotage ground; (3) Complete at least one hundred (100) crossings of the Yaquina Bay bar while under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed Yaquina Bay bar pilot, or after completing two years of piloting with a state license in Coos Bay, the number of bar crossings at Yaquina Bay may be reduced to 12, with at least one such crossing with each unlimited state-licensed Yaquina Bay bar pilot and with at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the bar crossings completed during the hours of darkness; (4) Dock and undock at least 25 ships under the supervision of an unlimited state-licensed Yaquina Bay bar pilot, or after completing two years of piloting with a state license in Coos Bay, the number of dockings and undockings may be reduced to 12; (5) Make at least twenty-five (25) trips through the bridge, or after completing two years of piloting with a state license in Coos Bay, the number of trips may be reduced to 12; and (6) Submit letters from each of the Yaquina Bay bar pilots who have supervised training of the applicant, certifying that the applicant has demonstrated local knowledge of the pilotage ground and shiphandling skills sufficient to pilot ocean-going ships on the pilotage ground.