HOUSE BILL REPORT

SB 6528

BYSenator Patterson

Revising vessel pilots' license qualifications.

House Committe on Transportation

Majority Report:  Do pass as amended.  (28)

      Signed by Representatives R. Fisher, Chair; Baugher, Vice Chair, Eastern Washington; R. Meyers, Vice Chair, Western Washington; Schmidt, Ranking Republican Member; Wood, Assistant Ranking Republican Member; Basich, Bennett, Betrozoff, Cantwell, Cooper, Day, G. Fisher, Forner, Gallagher, Hankins, Haugen, Heavey, Jones, Kremen, Nelson, Prentice, Prince, Smith, D. Sommers, Todd, Walker, S. Wilson and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Vicki Fabre (786-7313)

AS PASSED HOUSE FEBRUARY 27, 1990

BACKGROUND:

Under the state Pilotage Act, an individual applying for a license to pilot vessels in state waters must first hold, as a minimum, a United States Coast Guard master's license.  Current state law, however, is not consistent with 1989 changes in federal pilotage licensing requirements.

SUMMARY:

State pilotage licensing requirements are changed to reflect current federal standards.  The requirement that an applicant for a state pilot's license hold a U.S. Coast Guard license as a master of freight and towing vessels of not more than 1,000 gross tons inspected vessel is replaced with the requirement that such applicant hold a federal license as a master of ocean or near coastal steam or motor vessels of not more than 1,600 gross tons or as a master of inland steam or motor vessels of not more than 1,600 gross tons.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    No one.

House Committee - Testified Against:      No one.

House Committee - Testimony For:    None.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None.