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Wash. Rev. Code § 88.16.180 (2025)

Oil tankers—State licensed pilot required

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Except as otherwise provided in RCW 88.16.070(3), any registered oil tanker of five thousand gross tons or greater, shall be required:
(1) To take a Washington state licensed pilot while navigating Puget Sound and adjacent waters and shall be liable for and pay pilotage rates pursuant to RCW 88.16.035; and
(2) To take a licensed pilot while navigating the Columbia river.
[ 2025 c 417 s 1102; 1991 c 200 s 602; 1983 c 3 s 231; 1975 1st ex.s. c 125 s 2.]

Notes:

Expiration date—2025 c 417 ss 1102 and 1103: "Sections 1102 and 1103 of this act expire July 1, 2027." [ 2025 c 417 s 1410.]
Effective date—2025 c 417 ss 101-103, 406, 701-709, 808-814, 1102, 1103, and 1305: See note following RCW 82.38.030.
Findings—Intent—2025 c 417: See note following RCW 82.38.030.
Effective dates—1991 c 200: See RCW 90.56.901.
Severability—1975 1st ex.s. c 125: See notes following RCW 88.16.170.
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RCW 88.16.180

Oil tankers—State licensed pilot required. (Effective July 1, 2027.)

Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 88.16.070, any registered oil tanker of five thousand gross tons or greater, shall be required:
(1) To take a Washington state licensed pilot while navigating Puget Sound and adjacent waters and shall be liable for and pay pilotage rates pursuant to RCW 88.16.035; and
(2) To take a licensed pilot while navigating the Columbia river.
[ 1991 c 200 s 602; 1983 c 3 s 231; 1975 1st ex.s. c 125 s 2.]

Notes:

Effective dates—1991 c 200: See RCW 90.56.901.
Severability—1975 1st ex.s. c 125: See notes following RCW 88.16.170.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1978–1978 · leading case: Ray v. Atl. Richfield Co., 435 U.S. 151 (1978).
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Ray v. Atl. Richfield Co., 435 U.S. 151 (1978). · cites it 3× “We address first Wash. Rev. Code § 88.16.180 (Supp. 1975), which requires both enrolled and registered [7] oil tankers of at least 50,000 DWT to take on a pilot licensed by the State of Washington while navigating Puget Sound.”
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