Section 12 AAC 56.011 - Types of licenses and endorsements(a) The following licenses and endorsements are issued by the board for the geographical areas listed in 12 AAC 56.021: (1) deputy marine pilot license - to pilot vessels of not more than 50,000 gross tons in the region for which the license is issued and limited to the geographical areas in that region for which the deputy marine pilot holds the required license endorsements;(2) marine pilot license - to pilot vessels of any gross tons in the region for which the license is issued and limited to piloting under conditions and in the geographical areas in that region for which the marine pilot holds the required license endorsements;(3) not more than 95,000 gross tons endorsement - authorizing a deputy marine pilot to pilot vessels of not more than 95,000 gross tons;(4) VLCC endorsement - authorizing a marine pilot to pilot very large crude carriers (VLCC);(5) training pilot endorsement - authorizing a marine pilot to act as a training pilot for a pilot organization in accordance with AS 08.62.097(b);(7) not more than 110,000 gross ton endorsement - authorizing a deputy marine pilot to pilot vessels of not more than 110,000 gross tons;(c) On 9/19/2020 {fill in effective date of regulation}, a deputy marine pilot who holds a less than 65,000 gross tons endorsement will be considered to hold a not more than 95,000 gross tons endorsement and a deputy marine pilot who holds a less than 90,000 gross tons endorsement will be considered to hold a not more than 110,000 gross tons endorsement. The department will issue a new license to a deputy marine pilot that has a change in endorsement under this section reflecting the new endorsement.(d) On 9/19/2020 {fill in effective date of regulation}, experience toward an increased tonnage endorsement obtained by a deputy marine pilot while holding a less than 65,000 gross tons endorsement will be counted as experience obtained while holding a not more than 95,000 gross tons endorsement, and experience toward an increased tonnage endorsement obtained by a deputy marine pilot while holding a less than 90,000 gross tons endorsement will be counted as experience obtained while holding a not more than 110,000 gross tons endorsement.(e) On April 14, 2018 a deputy marine pilot who holds a less than 50,000 gross tons endorsement will be considered to hold a not more than 50,000 gross tons endorsement. The department will issue a new license to a deputy marine pilot that has a change in endorsement under this section reflecting the new endorsement. Eff. 7/26/90, Register 115; am 10/2/93, Register 127; am 6/16/96, Register 138; am 3/21/99, Register 149; am 10/25/2002, Register 164; am 5/26/2007, Register 182; am 1/29/2009, Register 189; am 4/14/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 9/19/2020, Register 235, October 2020Authority:AS 08.62.040
AS 08.62.093
AS 08.62.097
AS 08.62.100