776.045 Deck officer requirements

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OR Code › Title 58 › Chapter 776 › Section 776.045

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(1) All vessels required by ORS 776.405 (License required) (1) to engage a licensee under this chapter shall, at all times while underway upon any of the pilotage grounds established under ORS 776.025 (Description of bar and river pilotage grounds) or 776.115 (Powers and duties of board) , have at least two licensed deck officers on the navigation bridge of the vessel, one of whom meets the requirements of ORS 776.405 (License required) (1).

(2) The only duties of the licensed deck officer required under ORS 776.405 (License required) (1) shall be to monitor and direct safe navigation of the vessel during transit on the waters of this state. [1991 c.234 §4; 1993 c.796 §2]

Source: Section 776.045 — Deck officer requirements , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors776.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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