OAR 856-015-0015: Restrictions on Licenses

After receiving an original license the following restrictions shall apply: (1) Columbia and Willamette River Grade "C" and Grade “B” license holders shall not pilot vessels with a draft of 38 feet or greater. Columbia and Willamette River Grade “A” license holders shall not pilot vessels with a draft of 40 feet or greater. Columbia and Willamette River Grade “C”, “B” and “A” license holders shall not pilot tankers. (2) Columbia and Willamette River license holders shall not pilot any vessel through or above the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge in the upper harbor of Portland until the licensee has completed the requirements of 856-015-0011(2). (3) Except for Columbia River bar pilots who have a minimum of two years’ experience on tankers as Master or pilot, no Columbia River bar pilot shall pilot a loaded tanker during the first two years as a licensee. (4) Coos Bay bar pilots shall not move any ship exceeding 41,000 gross tons, or exceeding 700 feet in length, or exceeding 106 feet of beam, or any ship exceeding 300 feet in length with the wheelhouse forward of amidships, during the first two years as a licensee. (5) Coos Bay bar pilots shall not move loaded tankers during the first two years as a licensee, nor shall Coos Bay bar pilots move any ship exceeding 23,000 gross tons through the bridges during the first two years as a licensee. (6) Yaquina Bay bar pilots shall not move any ship exceeding 23,000 gross tons, or any ship exceeding 300 feet in length with the wheelhouse forward of amidships, during the first two years as a licensee. (7) Yaquina Bay bar pilots shall not move loaded tankers during the first two years as a licensee. (8) The Board may, upon application by the licensee, recognize any combination of master's tanker and pilot's experience to equal any time period required by this rule.