(1)(a) Except as set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection, no person shall pilot any vessel upon any of the pilotage grounds established under ORS 776.025 or 776.115 without being a licensee under this chapter or a trainee under the onboard supervision of a licensee under this chapter.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to:
(A) The master of a vessel under fishery, recreational or coastwise indorsement provided under 46 U.S.C. chapter 121;
(B) A vessel registered with the State Marine Board or a similar licensing agency of another state; or
(C) The master of a foreign registered fishing or recreational vessel, exempted by the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots, of not more than 100 feet in length or 250 gross tons international.
(2) A licensee under this chapter is at all times the servant of the vessel being piloted and its owners and operators. [1957 c.448 §25(1); 1973 c.650 §1; 1983 c.330 §3; 1985 c.34 §3; 1991 c.234 §3; 1993 c.796 §11; 2001 c.104 §296]
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