Section 12.56.120. Pilot stations or pickup points.

	(a)  The established pilot stations for the state are as follows:  
		(1) Guard Island - 1.0 miles 315_ true from Guard Island Light; approximate position 55_ 27.5' north latitude, 131_ 53.9' west longitude;  
		(2) Point McCartey - 1.0 miles 090_ true from Point McCartey Light; approximate position 55_ 06.8' north latitude, 131_ 40.5' west longitude;  
		(3) Cabras Island - 1.0 miles 315_ true from Cabras Island; approximate position 55_ 22.0' north latitude, 133_ 24.8' west longitude;  
		(4) Sitka Sound - 0.25 miles 000_ true from the Eckholms Light; approximate position 57_ 00.9' north latitude, 135_ 21.4' west longitude;  
		(5) Twin Island - 2.0 miles 045_ true from Twin Islands Light; approximate position 55_ 10.0' north latitude, 131_ 10.4' west longitude; this is a seasonal station open only during the period May 1 through September 30;  
		(6) Petersburg Bar Range - not west of 132_ 58.0' west longitude; this is a seasonal station open only during the period from June 1 through August 31 for the embarkation and disembarkation of pilots for vessels with valid exemptions under AS 08.62.180(b) - (e), and for the purpose of transiting Wrangell Narrows between Petersburg and Point Alexander, as follows:  
			(A) transit may occur only during  
				(i) the period 30 minutes before and after slack water at the Port of Petersburg;  
				(ii) daylight or civil twilight hours; and  
				(iii) periods of visibility that allow the Petersburg Bar Range to be viewed visually from Buoy WN;  
			(B) during transit, a minimum of five-foot underkeel clearance must be maintained between Buoy WN and Buoy 60;  
		(7) Point Alexander - not north of Point Alexander Light at 56_ 30.33' north latitude; this is a seasonal station open only during the period from June 1 through August 31 for the embarkation and disembarkation of pilots for vessels with valid exemptions under AS 08.62.180(b) - (e) and for the purpose of transiting Wrangell Narrows between Petersburg and Point Alexander;  
		(8) Yakutat - 1.0 miles 315_ true from Yakutat Bay Lighted Whistle Buoy 4; approximate position 59_ 36.3' north latitude, 139_ 52.5' west longitude;  
		(9) Icy Bay - 9.0 miles 180_ true from Claybluff Point Light; approximate position 59_ 49.0' north latitude, 141_ 35.0' west longitude;  
		(10) Cordova - 2.0 miles 180_ true from Sheep Point; approximate position 60_ 35' north latitude, 146_ 00' west longitude;  
		(11) Valdez and Whittier - approximately 3.6 miles 246_ true from Bligh Reef Buoy; approximate position 60_ 49' north latitude, 147_ 01' west longitude;  
		(12) Seward - 1.1 miles 152_ true from Caines Head Light; approximate position 59_ 58' north latitude, 149_ 22' west longitude;  
		(13) Cook Inlet - 1.0 miles 180_ true from Lands End Light; approximate position 59_ 35' north latitude, 151_ 25' west longitude;  
		(14) Kodiak (City) or Womens Bay - 2.0 miles 100_ true from St. Paul Harbor Entrance Light; approximate position 57_ 44' north latitude, 152_ 22' west longitude;  
		(15) Discoverer Bay - 2.0 miles 000_ true from Posliedni Point; approximate position 58_ 28' north latitude, 152_ 20' west longitude;  
		(16) Port Wakefield - 1.0 miles 298_ true from Kekur Point; approximate position 57_ 52' north latitude, 152_ 49' west longitude;  
		(17) Port Bailey - 1.5 miles 000_ true from Dry Spruce Bay Light; approximate position 57_ 59' north latitude, 153_ 06' west longitude;  
		(18) Uganik - 2.0 miles 284_ true from East Point; approximate position 57_ 51' north latitude, 153_ 32' west longitude;  
		(19) Larsen Bay - 1.0 miles 090_ true from Harvester Island; approximate position 57_ 39' north latitude, 153_ 57' west longitude;  
		(20) Alitak - 2.4 miles 131_ true from Cape Alitak Light; approximate position 56_ 49' north latitude, 154_ 15' west longitude;  
		(21) Old Harbor - 1.0 miles 082_ true from Cape Liakik; approximate position 57_ 07' north latitude, 153_ 25' west longitude;  
		(22) Chignik - 1.5 miles 020_ true from Chignik Spit Light; approximate position 56_ 20' north latitude, 158_ 22' west longitude;  
		(23) Sand Point - Squaw Harbor - 2.7 miles 235_ true from Popof Head; approximate position 55_ 13' north latitude, 160_ 24' west longitude;  
		(24) King Cove - 1.5 miles 157_ true from Morgan Point Light; approximate position 55_ 01' north latitude, 162_ 19' west longitude;  
		(25) Cold Bay - 4.3 miles 177_ true from Kaslokan Point Light; approximate position 55_ 02' north latitude, 162_ 31' west longitude;  
		(26) False Pass - 1.5 miles 315_ true from Ikatan Point; approximate position 54_ 48' north latitude, 163_ 13' west longitude;  
		(27) Akutan - 1.0 miles 073_ true from Akutan Point Light; approximate position 54_ 09' north latitude, 165_ 42' west longitude;  
		(28) Dutch Harbor-Captains Bay - 1.0 miles 060_ true from Ulakta Head Light; approximate position 53_ 56' north latitude, 166_ 29' west longitude;  
		(29) Adak - 2.0 miles 092_ true from Gannet Rocks Light; approximate position 51_ 52' north latitude, 176_ 33' west longitude;  
		(30) Attu - 1.5 miles 180_ true from Murder Point; approximate position 52_ 46' north latitude, 173_ 11' east longitude;  
		(31) St. Paul Island - 4.0 miles 263_ true from Reef Point; approximate position 57_ 06' north latitude, 170_ 25' west longitude; or - 4.0 miles 043_ true from North Point; approximate position 57_ 16' north latitude, 170_ 13' west longitude;  
		(32) Port Moller - 4.8 miles 048_ true from Walrus Island; approximate position 56_ 05' north latitude, 160_ 43' west longitude;  
		(33) Port Heiden - 5.0 miles 340_ true from [Strongonof] Point; approximate position 56_ 58' north latitude, 158_ 55' west longitude;  
		(34) Ugashik Bay - 6.2 miles 291_ true from Smoky Point Light; approximate position 57_ 38' north latitude, 157_ 52' west longitude;  
		(35) Egegik - 7.0 miles 285_ true from Red Bluff Light; approximate position 58_ 16' north latitude, 157_ 42' west longitude;  
		(36) Naknek - 9.0 miles 248_ true from Naknek Light; approximate position 58_ 39' north latitude, 157_ 21' west longitude;  
		(37) Nushagak Bay - 7.5 miles 240_ true from the south tip of Etolin Point; approximate position 58_ 33' north latitude, 158_ 24' west longitude;  
		(38) Kulukak Bay - 3.0 miles 180_ true from Kulukak Point; approximate position 58_ 47' north latitude, 159_ 39' west longitude;  
		(39) Togiak - 1.0 miles 180_ true from Summit Island; approximate position 58_ 48' north latitude, 160_ 12' west longitude;  
		(40) Kuskokwim Bay Region  
			(A) Kuskokwim Bay - 17.4 miles 320_ true from Cape Newenham, approximate position 58_ 52' north latitude, 162_ 32' west longitude;  
			(B) Goodnews Bay - 7.5 miles 228_ true from Platinum; approximate position 58_ 55' north latitude, 162_ 00' west longitude;  
		(41) Kivalina/Cape Krusenstern - 14.0 miles 239_ true from the barge loading terminal; approximate position 67_ 27' north latitude, 164_ 35' west longitude;  
		(42) Cape Spencer - 3.2 miles 090_ true from Cape Spencer Light; approximate position 58_ 12' north latitude, 136_ 32' west longitude; this is a seasonal station open only during the period from May 1 through September 30;  
		(43) St. George Island - either 3.0 miles 000_ true from St. George village; approximate position 56_ 39' north latitude, 169_ 33' west longitude; or - 3.0 miles 210_ true from Rush Point; approximate position 56_ 33' north latitude, 169_ 47' west longitude;  
		(44) Frederick Sound - 3.0 miles 310_ true from Cornwallis Point Light; approximate position 56_ 58' north latitude, 134_ 21' west longitude;  
		(45) Chasina Point - 1.25 miles 013_ true from Chasina Point; approximate position 55_ 18' north latitude, 132_ 01' west longitude;  
		(46) Shoe Island - 2.0 miles 090_ true from Shoe Island Light; approximate position 54_ 57' north latitude, 132_ 41' west longitude;  
		(47) Mellen Rock - 0.6 miles 050_ true from Mellen Rock Light; approximate position 55_ 02' north latitude, 132_ 39' west longitude;  
		(48) Atka/Nazan Bay - 1.1 miles 134_ true from Flat Point; approximate position 55_ 13' north latitude, 174_ 06' west longitude;  
		(49) Tanaga Bay - 2.2 miles 202_ true from Cape Agamsik; approximate position 51_ 45' north latitude, 178_ 04' west longitude;  
		(50) Kiska Harbor - 1.0 mile 270_ true from Little Kiska Head; approximate position 51_ 58.5' north latitude, 177_ 36.5' west longitude.  
		(51) Barrow - 3.0 miles 320_ true from the town of Barrow, approximate position 71_ 20' north latitude, 156_ 53' west longitude;  
		(52) Kotzebue Sound - 11.0 miles 015_ true from Cape Espenberg Light; approximate position 66_ 44' north latitude, 163_ 29' west longitude;  
		(53) Port Clarence - 2.1 miles 000_ true trom Point Spencer Light; approximate position 65_ 19' north latitude, 166_ 51' west longitude;  
		(54) Nome - 2.6 miles 199_ true from the Nome north jetty breakwall; approximate position 64_ 27' north latitude, 165_ 28' west longitude.  
	(b)  Inside compulsory pilotage waters, embarking or disembarking pilots at any location inside of an established pilot station may be undertaken only by agreement between a  
		(1) pilot and a ship's master in an emergency or for reasons of safety when required by extreme weather or other unforeseeable circumstances; or  
		(2) pilot organization and a ship's agent on a trial basis to accommodate a newly established port, trade, or route.  
	(c)  If safe and reliable transportation cannot be provided to or from the pilot station, the nearest pilot station with safe and reliable transportation shall be used. If reasonable effort has been made to offer safe and reliable transportation and the vessel, equipment, or personnel do not meet the minimum standards set out in (d) of this section, the pilot may use the transportation provided.  
	(d)  In order to provide safe and reliable transportation for pilots, a vessel must have the following items onboard:  
		(1) licensed operator;  
		(2) waterproof VHF radio in addition to the pilot's VHF radio;  
		(3) distress signals, including three parachute flares, three hand held flares, and one dye marker in a waterproof case;  
		(4) first aid kit;  
		(5) spare fuel supply, if the vessel is propelled by an outboard motor;  
		(6) radar reflector;  
		(7) tool kit;  
		(8) engine kill switch;  
		(9) survival suits; one for each person onboard the vessel;  
		(10) flashlight;  
		(11) anchor and 30 fathoms of line;  
		(12) sound producing device;  
		(13) pilot retrieval system;  
		(14) high-intensity strobe when a pilot transfer occurs at night.  
	(e)  Before a trial pilot station established under (b)(2) of this section may be used, it must be preliminarily approved by the marine pilot coordinator. A trial pilot station that has been preliminarily approved by the marine pilot coordinator will remain valid unless the board disapproves the trial pilot station for further use. The board will approve the trial station for notice as an established pilot station if it determines that the trial station accommodates a newly established port, trade, or route and is in the public interest. The board will disapprove the trial station for further use if the board determines that the trial station is not necessary or not in the public interest.  

Authorities

08.62.040

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 56.110

Authority

AS 08.62.040 ________________________

History

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