(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 shall report to the appropriate authority all violations of […]
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 chapter as an employee.
(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 case where (1) the pilot is […]
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 the board by regulation. (c) A pilot organization recognized by the board shall […]
(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) vessels propelled by machinery and not more than 65 feet […]
(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 vessel during all docking operations.
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 by a fine […]
