# ORS § 776.015: 776.015 Definitions

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.015

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 776.015
- **Heading:** 776.015 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 58 / Chapter 776 / Section 776.015

## Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Board” means the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots.

(2) “Licensee” means an individual licensed under ORS 776.115 (Powers and duties of board) .

(3) “Organization of pilots” means any legal entity or association to which licensees belong as members, or with which licensees are associated, that is formed for cooperative performance of functions including, but not limited to, the dispatching of licensees and trainees, collection of pilotage fees, ownership and operation of pilot boats, distribution of earnings of licensees and trainees, and education and training so as to facilitate the rendition of pilotage services by individual licensees and trainees.

(4) “Pilotage,” “piloting” or “to pilot” means the actions of a licensee or trainee in assisting the master of a vessel under ORS 776.405 (License required) while the vessel is on, approaching or departing a pilotage ground, and the associated communication with the vessel.

(5) “Trainee” means a person the board has licensed under ORS 776.300 (Trainee license) and who has met the requirements of ORS 776.540 (Security required of licensees and trainees) . [1957 c.448 §1; 1981 c.88 §2; 1983 c.330 §1; 1993 c.741 §110; 1993 c.796 §1; 2001 c.403 §1]

Source: Section 776.015 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors776.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 776.015 776.015 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.015.md)
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- [ORS § 776.035 776.035 Findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.035.md)
- [ORS § 776.045 776.045 Deck officer requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.045.md)
- [ORS § 776.105 776.105 Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.105.md)
- [ORS § 776.115 776.115 Powers and duties of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.115.md)
- [ORS § 776.118 776.118 Additional authority of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.118.md)
- [ORS § 776.123 776.123 Subpoenas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.123.md)
- [ORS § 776.126 776.126 Inspection of premises, ship or facility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.126.md)
- [ORS § 776.129 776.129 Administrative law judge for rate hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.129.md)
- [ORS § 776.300 776.300 Trainee license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.300.md)
- [ORS § 776.311 776.311 Organizations licensed to train pilots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.311.md)
- [ORS § 776.325 776.325 Qualifications of licensees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T58_C776_S776.325.md)

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