1. (a) To qualify for a training pilot endorsement under AS 08.62.097(b), a licensed marine pilot

   1. (1) must hold a United States Coast Guard license as a first-class pilot of vessels of any gross tons with a federal pilotage endorsement for the waters for which a training pilot endorsement is sought, if a federal pilotage endorsement is issued for those waters;
   2. (2) must submit evidence of compliance with the requirements of AS 08.62.120(a)(4)(A) during the license period immediately before the license period for which a training pilot endorsement is sought;

   3. (3) must meet the following experience requirements during the period immediately before the license period for which a training pilot endorsement is sought:

      1. (A) for a training pilot endorsement sought for the Southeastern or Southcentral Alaska Region, three consecutive years of experience as a state marine pilot in the region for which a training pilot endorsement is sought;
      2. (B) repealed 12/1/2002;
      3. (C) for a training pilot endorsement sought for the Western Alaska Region, three consecutive years of experience in the Western Alaska Region;
   4. (4) shall submit a recommendation from the pilot organization of which the applicant is a member; and
   5. (5) must be approved by the board, after the board has considered the recommendation of the marine pilot coordinator.
2. (b) A training pilot is not required to accept a pilot trainee. A training pilot shall notify the marine pilot coordinator of nonacceptance of a pilot trainee.
3. (c) A marine pilot who holds a training pilot endorsement for the Western Alaska Region that is valid on 6/16/96 may renew the endorsement through March 1, 1998, during regularly scheduled renewal periods, if the marine pilot meets the requirements in (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section; to renew the endorsement beyond March 1, 1998, the marine pilot shall meet the requirements of (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3)(C) of this section.
4. (d) For purposes of AS 08.62.165, the term "pilot" includes a training pilot who meets the requirements of this chapter.
5. (e) Notwithstanding (a) - (c) of this section, to qualify for a training pilot endorsement under AS 08.62.097(b), a marine pilot who is transferring back into a region where the pilot previously held a training endorsement must meet only that region's organization board approved training program requirements for returning pilots who previously held a training endorsement.

(Eff. 10/2/93, Register 127; am 4/7/95, Register 134; am 5/17/95, Register 134; am 6/16/96, Register 138; am 12/1/2002, Register 164; am 6/13/2003, Register 166; am 7/15/2006, Register 179)

Authority: AS 08.62.040, AS 08.62.097, AS 08.62.165