Or. Admin. R. 856-010-0014 - Pilot Trainee Selection and Apprentice Selection and Training Program
(1) Application for
a Certificate as a Pilot Apprentice for the Columbia and Willamette River
pilotage ground shall be made on a form provided by the Board.
(2) The Board of Maritime Pilots shall
certify from among the eligible applicants the best qualified individual or
individuals for apprenticeship. Selection shall be in accordance with selection
criteria procedures, based upon numerical ranking, promulgated by the Board of
Maritime Pilots.
(3) No more than
two apprentices shall be in the apprenticeship program at any time. The Board
shall accept new apprentices into training at intervals of two years or
longer.
(4) Numerical ranking of
apprentice applicants shall be based upon a 100-point system, with points for
each of the following categories:
(a)
Academic: Completion of a four-year course of study and receipt of a degree
from an accredited maritime academy will be awarded 25 points.
(b) Previous Maritime Experience: Applicants
shall be awarded 45 points based on federal licensure and a minimum of two
years of actual experience as an officer in charge of a navigation watch while
holding one or more of the following licenses:
(A) Master of Towing Vessels (Inland
Waterways);
(B) Master of Towing
Vessels (Ocean);
(C) Master,
Vessels Greater than 1,600 Tons;
(D) Master, Vessels 1,600 Tons or
Less;
(E) Chief or Second Mate on
Vessels Greater than 1,600 Tons
(c) Applicants with a First Class Pilot
Endorsement for any U.S. inland waterway will be awarded 5points.
(d) Interview: Every applicant shall be
interviewed by the Board of Maritime Pilots. Each person interviewed shall be
assigned from 0 to 25 points based upon objective scoring guidelines published
by the Board of Maritime Pilots.
(5) The apprentice candidate with the highest
point total shall be awarded a Certificate of Apprenticeship by the Board and
enter the apprentice training program. Said Certificate shall terminate upon
satisfactory completion of the apprentice training program or upon the
termination of the apprentice for cause or resignation.
(6) Training and qualification of pilot
apprentices are subject to the following provisions:
(a) The term of apprenticeship for every
apprentice shall be a minimum of three years.
(b) The apprentice training and qualification
program shall include the satisfactory completion of an Apprentice Training
Course approved by the Board of Maritime Pilots. The apprentice training and
qualification program shall consist of both the approved Apprentice Training
Course and the term of apprentice training.
(c) Satisfactory completion of the Apprentice
Training Course, as approved by the Board of Maritime Pilots, requires that the
apprentice must have satisfactorily completed the following training
activities:
(A) 500 vessel movements between
Astoria and Portland or Vancouver under the supervision of state licensed
pilots; and
(B) 500 vessel
movements under the supervision of state licensed pilots between any two points
on the pilotage grounds selected by the Course Monitor based upon an evaluation
of the apprentice's skills and training needs. Assignments under this
subsection may include, but are not necessarily limited to, transits between
Astoria and Portland or Vancouver.
(C) Up to 30 days of industry-related
training that the Course Monitor, in his or her discretion, may assign based
upon the Course Monitor's evaluation of the apprentice's skills and training
needs. Each day of training assigned under this subsection shall be substituted
for a vessel movement otherwise required under subsection (B) above.
(d) In order to satisfactorily
complete this training course, every apprentice must ride with a majority of
the pilots, on every route, day and night, ebb and flood tides, and on every
size category of vessel calling at the port. The curriculum of the approved
course requires that apprentices learn to direct the movement of vessels, apply
the proper rules of the nautical road and other maritime procedures, and
interface and coordinate with other affected vessels and facilities.
(e) During each vessel movement to which the
apprentice is assigned, the apprentice shall accompany the licensed pilot
assigned to the vessel. The licensed pilot serves as the expert-master and
interacts with the apprentice in observational and mastery learning process.
The licensed pilot is obligated to interact with the apprentice to a degree
sufficient to teach skills and impart information and to assess the
apprentice's progress during periods of "hands on" piloting by the apprentice
under supervision by the pilot.
(f)
The progress of every apprentice must be marked semi-annually during his or her
term of apprentice training by the pilots with whom he or she has received
instruction in the areas of: procedures, skillfulness, communications, and
attitude.
(g) Every apprentice must
receive satisfactory evaluations from the majority of the pilots and the
Training Course Monitor during each semiannual progress report period. The
Course Monitor shall semiannually advise each apprentice regarding his or her
progress and shall also advise the Board of Maritime Pilots.
(h) Failure to make satisfactory progress
during the Apprentice Training Course can result in the termination of the
apprentice-training program for any apprentice at any point in the program by
the Board of Maritime Pilots.
(i)
The discovery that any apprentice fails to satisfy the physical requirements
for federal licensure shall be just cause for the termination of any such
apprentice, without regard to progress in the Apprentice Training
Course.
(j) Upon satisfactory
completion of the approved Apprentice Training Course, the apprentice will be
awarded a Certificate of Completion by the designated Course Monitor.
(7) Satisfactory completion of the
Apprentice Training Program requires that the apprentice obtain a federal First
Class Pilot license for the grounds from Astoria to Portland and Vancouver.
However, any federal licensure as a federal First Class Pilot obtained by any
apprentice before the completion of the apprenticeship training and
qualification program shall not terminate nor shorten the three-year minimum
term of apprentice training.
(8) No
person shall represent himself or herself as an apprentice unless he or she has
been approved and certified as an apprentice by the Board of Maritime Pilots.
No pilot shall be required to train any uncertified person on board any vessel
subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Maritime Pilots. Any uncertified
person posing as an apprentice aboard any vessel subject to the jurisdiction of
the Board of Maritime Pilots shall be considered in violation of ORS
776.405.
(9) Upon the successful completion of the
minimum three year apprenticeship training and qualification program, including
certification by the Course Monitor of satisfactory completion of the
Apprentice Training Course, the pilots shall provide the Board of Maritime
Pilots with the name and complete training record of every successful
apprentice along with their recommendations regarding his or her prospective
licensure by the Board.
(10)
Nothing shall prohibit the Board of Maritime Pilots from periodically reviewing
the progress of any apprentice undergoing training, and reviewing the progress
reports on every apprentice that have been submitted by the pilots.
(11) Every person who successfully completes
the Apprenticeship Training Course shall begin the regular pilot training
program for Class C, Class B, Class A and Unlimited licenses, upon the opening
of a position by either the anticipated retirement or resignation of a licensed
pilot, or the Board-approved increase in the number of pilots.
(12) If no person has successfully completed
the Apprenticeship Training Course at the time a need for a pilot trainee
arises, then the Board shall appoint a person who meets the requirements of OAR
856-010-0010(2) and
(4)(a), and who has been selected by the
Board from qualified applicants pursuant to procedures and criteria set forth
in subsections (13), (14), and (15) below.
(13) Applicants for trainee positions under
subsection (12) above must submit their applications to the Board of Maritime
Pilots on forms provided by the Board. When the board determines that a need
for a trainee pursuant to subsection (12) exists, it shall select from among
the eligible applicants the best qualified for training. Selection shall be
based upon numerical ranking according to the point system set forth in
subsection (14) below.
(14)
Applicants for trainee positions under subsection (12) above shall be ranked
based upon a point system, with points awarded for each of the following
categories:
(a) Academic: Graduation from high
school or equivalent certification: 10 points. Two or more years at an
accredited college or university: five points. Post-graduate or professional
degree: five points. Completion of a four-year course of study at an accredited
maritime academy: 15 points. Maximum total points under this section are 25.
(b) Previous Maritime Experience
and Licensure: First Class Pilot License from Tansey point, Oregon to Ryan
Point, Washington on the Columbia River, and from Kelley Point, Oregon to the
Ross Island Bridge on the Willamette River: 25 points. Federal pilotage
endorsement on the Columbia River from Vancouver, Washington to Pasco,
Washington: five points. Federal unlimited radar observer endorsement: five
points. 1,460 or more active working days as master of towing vessels on the
Columbia River and tributaries: five points. Additional certified training in
each of the following categories: Bridge Resource Management, Emergency Medical
Training, Hazardous Materials, Marine Firefighting, Oil Spill Control: one
point each, up to a maximum of five points. Maximum total points under this
section are 45.
(c) Interview:
Every applicant with a combined point total of 50 or more from points awarded
under subsections (14)(a) and (14)(b), shall be interviewed by three or more
members of the Board, provided at least one member is a public member, one
member is a pilot member, and one member is a member engaged in the activities
of a company that operates commercial ocean-going vessels. Each person
interviewed shall be assigned from 0 to 35 points based on the interviewee's
poise and confidence, potential as an asset to the pilotage system,
recommendations from within the maritime community, knowledge of trade and
commerce on the Columbia River System, and such other factors as may be deemed
relevant by the Board.
(15) Trainees selected by the Board shall be
free to join the organization of pilots of their choosing upon completion of
their training. No trainee may join an organization of pilots until after
training is complete, except that trainees may associate with an organization
of pilots on a provisional, temporary basis that ends upon receipt of an
unlimited state pilot's license. Any such provisional, temporary association
between trainees and organizations of pilots shall not obligate the trainee to
join any particular organization of pilots after training is
complete.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 776.115
Stats. Implemented: ORS 776.115 & 776.300
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