Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.62.175. Regional marine pilot organizations

(1) promote a safe and reliable system of marine pilotage for the region in which the organization is recognized;

(2) provide for the dispatch of pilots who are members of the organization;

(3) adopt and revise rates for the provision of pilotage services not covered by an agreement under (e) of this section;

(4) subject to the membership application and approval provisions contained in the articles and bylaws of the organization, be open to membership by all persons licensed under this chapter to pilot vessels in the pilotage region in which the organization is recognized;

(5) operate or participate in a training program for pilots and deputy pilots that is approved by the board; a training program for deputy pilots may include a deputy marine pilot apprenticeship program approved by the board;

(6) cooperate with and assist the board in implementing this chapter;

(7) by February 1 of each year, submit a report to the board that includes information on the status of training and apprenticeship programs, the number of members of the pilot organization who are state residents, and other information requested by the board.

(1) uniform and nondiscriminatory application of the articles, bylaws, and rules to marine pilots and deputy marine pilots licensed under this chapter and trainees for marine pilot licenses;

(2) compliance with applicable laws; and

(3) effectiveness in