{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-88.16.180","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 88.16.180","heading":"Oil tankers—State licensed pilot required. (Effective until July 1, 2027.)","body":"Except as otherwise provided in RCW 88.16.070(3), any registered oil tanker of five thousand gross tons or greater, shall be required:\n(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\n(2) To take a licensed pilot while navigating the Columbia river.","path":["Title 88","Chapter 88.16"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=88.16.180","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:36:37Z","sha256":"bb1b2320561f3381a5ddaf631c984ad0d9e9b19bdb97e520d474020b0015461e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-88.16.170","next":"us-wa/rcw-88.16.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}