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.

"otnmbrd" wrote in message
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HLAviation wrote:
Look under the Port State Pilot requirements. Typically a vessel with
greater than XX draft or XXX tonnage will require a state licensed pilot
when entering and leaving port regardless of flag or use. These
requirements
are sometimes wavered for US flag vessels (in the US of course) if
certain
requirements are met. Generally licensing is required along with a
certain
number of trips along the route, typically 25, sometimes a Federal
Pilotage
Exam is required.

I don't know of any "State Pilot" organization that doesn't also require
that their members also hold "Federal Pilot" (USCG issued) licenses for
the port, though there may be..... would take some research.
Also, not all ports have "State Pilot" organizations, some work with
just "Federal Pilots" and frequently require pilotage of any vessel over
300 GT.

otn