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​Pilotage Districts

• ​Puget Sound
  
  • ​Federal Pilotage Requirements - Puget Sound
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• Grays Harbor
  
  • Federal Pilotage Requirements - Grays Harbor
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Marine Pilot Exam

• 2024 BPC Exam Resources:
  • Exam Bibliography
  • Bibliography Resource Hosted Pages
    
  • Exam Blueprint
    
  • Job Task Analysis (JTA)
  • Exam Simulator Evaluation Advisement - Volume 1
  • Exam Simulator Evaluation Advisement - Volume 2
    
  • FAQs - Volume 1
    
  • FAQs - Volume 2 
    

• Previous BPC Exam Resources  
• Qualifications
  
• • ​WAC 363-116-0751 
    
  • Sea Service Policy Statement
    
  • Have questions about your qualifications?  ​Contact us!

• 2021 Exam
  
  • Held April 5, 2021
  • ​​​2021 Final Ranked List
    
  • FAQs​​​

Puget Sound Pilots Aspirant Webinar

2024 Washington State Marine Pilot Exam Webinar. Presentation slides available here.

BECOME A WASHINGTON STATE PILOT!
We invite you to take a closer look at the world of marine pilotage here in Washington State! As a pilot in either the Puget Sound or Grays Harbor Pilotage Districts, you will have a stimulating shiphandling career in one of the most beautiful regions in the country! Looking for more info about us? Check out our 2022 Annual Report!

NEXT WA STATE MARINE PILOT EXAM APRIL 8, 2024

EXAM
APPLICATION PACKET

Applications currently being accepted,
final due date is March 1, 2024

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