ANNOUNCEMENT OF
SOUTHEAST ALASKA PILOTS’ ASSOCIATION
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED. Applicants must hold a US Coast Guard issued license.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 entrance exam and must be received by February 3, 2025 to be eligible for consideration. Applicants must hold a US Coast Guard issued license. We encourage candidates to submit applications electronically to seapa.exam@gmail.com, using the SEAPA Application rev 10.28.24 form below.
On Monday, March 3, 2025, the SE Alaska Pilots’ Association (SEAPA) will administer to qualified applicants a remotely proctored Written Examination. SEAPA will then administer a simulator exam to those mariners that pass the written exam.
The Simulator Examination will be held during the week of March 31st – April 4th, at MITAGS West in Seattle, Washington.
Applicants who meet or exceed the cut score on both the Written Examination and the Simulator exams will be placed on a waiting list and be offered a position in the pilot training program when manning needs permit. Successful completion of the pilot training program is required to qualify for issuance of a State of Alaska Marine Pilot License.
The Written Examination will be administered via the Surpass test platform. Examinees will take the exam in a location of their choosing, as long as the environment meets the requirements set forth in the 2025 Remote Proctoring Guidelines, which will be provided to applicants once they have been approved to test. We have moved to a remotely proctored exam so mariners on ships with computer platforms that meet the remote proctoring guidelines will be able to take the test while onboard their vessel.
Address any initial questions you might have to seapa.exam@gmail.com.
Please do NOT contact the main SEAPA office with any questions regarding the exam.
Bookmark this page and check back often. We will be updating and adding more information, including an updated bibliography, and a full guide to the application and examination process.
SEAPA will not be offering, nor requiring, a site visit this exam cycle, but all applicants will receive the same full credit.
SEAPA Candidate Handbook 2025
The 2025 SEAPA Candidate Handbook contains information regarding the exam process, including the results of the SEAPA Job Task Analysis and the Exam Blueprint.
Frequently Asked Questions
EXAM FAQs
TRAINING PROGRAM FAQs
WORKING AS A SEAPA PILOT FAQs
11.7.24 Webinar Questions.pdf
Application and Physical Exam
Please note the APPLICATION FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA PILOTS’ ASSOCIATION TRAINEE SELECTION form has been revised. See the new version, revision 10.28.2024, below.
Update 11.6.24:
SEAPA is modernizing the process for the required Applicant Background Check. Please see the informational pdf below. An application is considered incomplete until SEAPA has received the required Background Check.
SEAPA Application rev 10.28.24
SEAPA Background Check Procedures rev 11.6.24
CONCENTRA PHYSICAL AGILITY FORM
PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST EXTENSION
Exam Information 12.14.2024 Update, FINAL Bibliography:
2025 SEAPA EXAM BIBLIOGRAPHY 12.14.24
BRIDGEMASTER RADAR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SEAPA Training Program
SEAPA TRAINING PROGRAM VOLUME 1
SEAPA TRAINING PROGRAM VOLUME 2
ALASKA MARINE PILOTS STATUTES AND REGULATIONS
ALASKA MARINE PILOT REGULATIONS SEPTEMBER 2024
USCG INFORMATION