Title 08, Business and Professions

(a) The department, with the approval of the board, may hire a marine pilot coordinator who is qualified to assist the board in administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The coordinator is in the partially exempt service under AS 39.25.120. (b) The person who is…

(a) A person may not pilot a vessel subject to this chapter unless the person is licensed under this chapter and is a member of a pilot organization recognized by the board. (b) A pilot may not be licensed in more than one pilotage region at one time unless the commissioner deter…

(a) A person who desires to be licensed under this chapter shall apply in writing to the department. (b) The application shall provide the information and be made on a form prescribed by the department. (c) In order to be eligible to take the next scheduled examination, a person …

(a) The board shall issue a deputy marine pilot license for a marine pilotage region to a person who (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) passes the written and oral examinations that may be required by the board; (3) has completed training requirements established by the b…

(a) The board shall establish standards for training programs for a deputy marine pilot license. The standards may include requirements for (1) supervised familiarization and training trips on vessels subject to this chapter; (2) supervised dockings, undockings, and tug assisted …

(a) The board shall issue a marine pilot license for a marine pilotage region to a person who (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) passes examinations that may be required by the board; (3) has three years experience as a deputy marine pilot licensed under this chapter; and…

(a) In order to renew a marine pilot license, a person who is licensed under AS 08.62.100 shall (1) submit an application for renewal of the license on a form provided by the department; (2) submit proof of continued qualification under AS 08.62.100 to receive a marine pilot lice…

(a) The board shall reinstate a lapsed marine pilot license if, in addition to complying with the requirements of AS 08.01.100(a) — (c) and AS 08.62.120, the pilot takes and passes a written and oral examination if the license has been lapsed one year or more. (b) The board shall…

(a) The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for applications, licenses, agent registrations, investigations, audits, and training. (b) The fee for an application for an exemption under AS 08.62.180(b) from the mandatory pilotage requirement of this chapter is $250 plus $…

(a) The board shall impose a disciplinary sanction on a person licensed under this chapter when the board finds that the person (1) is incompetent in the performance of pilotage duties; (2) is chemically impaired; (3) illegally possesses, uses, or sells narcotic or hallucinogenic…

(a) The board may take disciplinary action against a person licensed under this chapter under AS 08.01.075. (b) The board may impose a civil fine not to exceed $5,000 on a marine pilot organization recognized by the board if the organization violates this chapter or a regulation …

(a) A person licensed under this chapter has a primary duty to safely navigate vessels under the pilot's direction and control and to protect life and property and the marine environment while engaged in the provision of pilot services. (b) A person licensed under this chapter sh…

A vessel subject to this chapter navigating the inland or coastal water of or adjacent to the state as determined by the board in regulation shall employ a pilot holding a valid license under this chapter. The board shall define the mandatory pilotage water of the state.

(a) Pilots licensed under this chapter are independent contractors and may not be employed as an employee of the owner or operator of a vessel subject to this chapter. (b) The owner or operator of a vessel subject to this chapter may not employ a person licensed under this chapte…

(a) A pilot licensed under this chapter is not liable for damages in excess of $250,000 per incident for damages or loss occurring as a result of the error, omission, fault, or neglect of the pilot in performing pilotage services, except that the limitation does not apply in a ca…

Each vessel, its tackle, apparel, and furniture and the owner of the vessel are jointly and severally liable for the compensation of a pilot employed on the vessel and the pilot has a lien on the vessel, the vessel's tackle, apparel, and furniture for the pilot's compensation.

(a) To the extent permitted under federal and state law, persons licensed under this chapter may form organizations of pilots within each pilotage region established by the board. (b) The board shall recognize pilot organizations that satisfy the minimum standards established by …

(a) This chapter does not apply to (1) vessels subject to federal pilot requirements under 46 U.S.C. 8502 except as provided in AS 08.62.185; (2) fishing vessels, including fish processing and fish tender vessels, registered in the United States or in British Columbia, Canada; (3…

(a) Any oil tanker, whether enrolled or registered, of 50,000 dead weight tons or greater, shall, when navigating in state water beyond Alaska pilot stations employ a pilot licensed by the state under this chapter. (b) The pilot required in (a) of this section shall control the v…

A person may not act as an agent of a vessel subject to this chapter unless the person's name appears on the register of agents kept under AS 08.62.040(a)(3).

(a) A master or owner of a vessel required by this chapter to employ a licensed pilot who fails to do so when a licensed pilot is available, unless the perils or hazards of the sea prevent the employment of a pilot, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable b…

In this chapter, (1) “board” means the Board of Marine Pilots; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (4) “pilot” means a…

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Marine Pilotage Act.