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Subject: Captain's License
From: "HLAviation"
Date: 07/24/2004 12:51 Pacific Standard Time
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What I was getting at was that you can get wavered from the State Pilot
requirement, but that it may require federal pilotage. I don't know of a
State Pilot Association that isn't required Federal Pilotage for their
members. Then there are some ports, especially in the oilfield like
Fourchon, Morgan City, Cameron, Galveston... That as long as you are US
Flagged and hold a USCG license appropriate to the vessel, you are not
required a pilot.

The rules for pilotage are as varied as there are ports to vary them, with some
ports stiffening these requirements in the past years.
Take your last sentence. There are also ports where no matter what your flag
and license, if you are over 330 GT you'll have a pilot. Needless to say, some
supply boats fall into this category.

Shen