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Next Meeting:
June 25, 2009, 9:30 a.m.
BOPC Office
Pier 9 Suite 102
San Francisco, CA
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Notices 
Board President to Present at Marine Board of National Academies
Pilot Commission President K. Michael Miller will participate in the
Spring meeting of the Marine Board of the National Academies meeting
to be held in Long Beach on May 11 and 12, 2009. Mr. Miller will
participate in a panel focused on the several investigations of the
Cosco Busan allision with the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge on November 7,
2007. The other panelists will represent the National Transportation
Safety Board and the US Coast Guard. A copy of the tentative agenda
is attached.
Bar Pilot and Crew Member Assist in Sailboat Rescue
Two People Pulled from Frigid Waters
A MAYDAY was received by the pilot boat California about 9 p.m. Saturday night while it was standing station 11 miles west of the Golden Gate. The rescue occurred near the San Francisco Bar Channel where two people were found clinging to the keel of their overturned sailboat in rough conditions. With the wind gusting to 35 knots and seas running 12 feet high pilot Dave Weiss and boat Captain Mike Sposeto responded to the scene in the Pilot Vessel California. Weiss and Sposeto both suffered minor injuries while hoisting one victim to safety. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the other member of the sailboat crew.
Trainee Selection Process Lessons Learned Meeting
The Board of Pilot Commissioners Trainee selection process lessons learned meeting is scheduled for April 1, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Board of Pilot Commissioners office, Pier 9, Suite 102, San Francisco, CA.
Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots Regional Meeting Minutes
The Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots met in a special meeting of West Coast regional pilotage authorities on November 6 and 7, 2008.
USCG Cosco Busan Report
Board of Pilot Commissioners Statement on the NTSB Report
Synopsis of NTSB Report on Cosco Busan
Investigation Procedures Mission Statement
Mission statement of the ad hoc committee to review investigation procedures.
Navigation Technology Mission Statement
Mission statement for the Navigation Technology Committee.
SB 1627 Chapter 567
An act to amend Section 13975 of the Government Code
Senate Bill 1217 Chapter 568
An act to add Section 1157.5 to, and to repeal and add Section 1176 of, the Harbors and Navigation Code, relating to vessels, and making an appropriation therefor.
COSCO BUSAN Incident Review Committee Report
The Board of Pilot Commissioners today received a report of the investigation by its Incident Review
Committee ("IRC") of the accident on November 7, 2007 in which the M/V COSCO BUSAN, under
the navigational control of Captain John Cota, a Board-licensed pilot, struck one of the towers of the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, damaging the ship and releasing over 50,000 gallons of fuel oil
into the waters of San Francisco Bay.
As a result of its investigation, the IRC concluded that pilot negligence was a factor in the accident.
- Press Release, 10/23/08
- IRC Report, COSCO BUSAN
COSCO BUSAN UPDATE JULY 30
On July 30, Administrative Law Judge Crowell ordered the September 2, 2008 Hearing off-calendar. Upon the effective date of Captain Cota's retirement, his state pilot license will expire by operation of law and a final order will be issued dismissing the charges against that license.
COSCO BUSAN HEARING UPDATE 24 JULY 08
COSCO BUSAN HEARING UPDATE 22 FEB 08
COSCO BUSAN HEARING UPDATE 9 JAN 08
ALJ has been assigned and tentative date set for hearing (April 28, 2008).
Board of Pilot Commissioners COSCO BUSAN Press Release
Thursday, 06 December 2007
Notice of Proposed Changes to Calif. Code of Regulations
Division 2, Title 7 covering:
Sections 215 (Pilot and Inland Pilot Training)
236.1 (new) Pilot Boat Surcharge The Pilot Boat Surcharge regulations have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and can now be found at Title 7, California Code of Regulations, Section 236.1.
238 (new) Pilot Pension Benefit Calculations
239 (new) Pilot Disablility Retirements.
About Us
The Board of Pilot Commissioners was established in 1850 to provide
State oversight for the San Francisco Bar Pilots.
The Board continues this function
to the present day.
The Board's duties include training, incident investigation
and rate determination.
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