CHAPTER 1. Pilots [1100. - 1146.]

Heading of Chapter 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1653, Sec. 1.

§§ 1100–1146 · 35 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Legislative Policy and Findings §§ 1100–1102 · 3 sections

   • § 1100 The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to ensure the safety of persons, vessels, and property using Monterey Bay and the Bays of…
   • § 1101 The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (a) The maritime industry is necessary for the continued economic well-being and cultural…
   • § 1102 The Legislature finds and declares that the enhancement of navigational safety is of the utmost concern in state pilotage. In order to ensure and promote the…
2. ARTICLE 2. Application §§ 1105–1107 · 3 sections

   • § 1105 This division applies to pilots for Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun.
   • § 1106 No fine or other penalty authorized by the provisions of this division, nor any revocation or suspension of a pilot license or commission except as provided in…
   • § 1107 If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the provisions of…
3. ARTICLE 3. Definitions §§ 1110–1117 · 9 sections

   • § 1110 (a) “Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun” means all the waters of those bays and of the tributaries, ports, and harbors of those bays, and includes…
   • § 1111 “Board” means the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun.
   • § 1112 “High seas” includes all the navigable waters of the Pacific Ocean west of the Golden Gate Bridge, and all navigable waters west of the westward boundary of…
   • § 1113 “Inland pilot” means a person holding an inland pilot license prior to January 1, 2011.
   • § 1114 “Pilot” means any of the following: (a) Any person licensed under the authority of this division to pilot vessels other than an inland pilot. (b) Any person…
   • § 1114.5 “Pilotage grounds” means all waters extending eastward from the precautionary area surrounding buoy SF to, and including, the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo,…
   • § 1115 “Plan” or “pension” or “pension plan” means the San Francisco Pilot Pension Plan established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1160) of this…
   • § 1116 “Vessel” means all vessels not exempted under provisions of this division.
   • § 1117 “Commission investigator” means a person employed by or under contract with the board and assigned to investigate and report on a navigational incident…
4. ARTICLE 4. Liability of Persons Using Pilot Services §§ 1120–1122 · 3 sections

   • § 1120 Vessels which use pilotage services, and their tackle, apparel, furniture, and other appurtenances, and their owners, operators, and agents are jointly and…
   • § 1121 If any pilot, in endeavoring to assist or relieve any vessel in distress, suffers loss or damage to the pilot’s vessel, the owner and operator of the…
   • § 1122 In the event a pilot is carried to sea against the pilot’s will, or unnecessarily detained on board a vessel when a pilot vessel is in attendance to receive…
5. ARTICLE 5. Exclusive Rights of Pilotage §§ 1125–1126 · 2 sections

   • § 1125 (a) Pilots licensed by the board have exclusive authority, to the extent not provided otherwise by federal law, to pilot vessels from the high seas to Monterey…
   • § 1126 (a) A person who does not hold a license as a pilot issued pursuant to this division, and who pilots any vessel into or out of any harbor or port of Monterey…
6. ARTICLE 6. Exempt Vessels and Vessels Liable for Pilotage §§ 1127–1128 · 2 sections

   • § 1127 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to ensure the safety of persons, property, and vessels using the waters of Monterey…
   • § 1128 Any nonself-propelled vessel in tow of a tug within Monterey Bay and the Bay of San Francisco, San Pablo, or Suisun, or between those bays, is exempt from…
7. ARTICLE 7. Duties of Pilots §§ 1130–1139 · 9 sections

   • § 1130 (a) A majority of all of the pilots licensed by the board shall appoint one pilot to act as port agent to carry out the orders of the board and other…
   • § 1131 Pilots shall at all times keep, for their exclusive use, vessels of such description and condition as the board may direct.
   • § 1132 Every pilot in charge of a vessel arriving in Monterey Bay and the Bay of San Francisco, San Pablo, or Suisun, shall safely moor the vessel in place and…
   • § 1133 Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun shall pilot it from its point of departure to a point beyond the San…
   • § 1134 When a pilot goes aboard a vessel, the pilot becomes a servant of the vessel and its owner and operator. Nothing in this division exempts the vessel or its…
   • § 1136 A pilot licensed pursuant to this division shall do all of the following: (a) Take an oath of office in the manner prescribed by law. (b) Submit monthly to the…
   • § 1137 (a) The account required pursuant to Section 1136 shall show all of the following: (1) The name of each vessel piloted. (2) The name of each vessel for which…
   • § 1138 (a) When cruising offshore or standing out to sea, pilots shall go to the vessel nearest to shore or in the most distress, or incur a penalty of one hundred…
   • § 1139 (a) Every pilot boarding a vessel shall exhibit his commission or license as pilot when requested by the master of such vessel. (b) The board may suspend or…
8. ARTICLE 8. State Certified Pilotage §§ 1140–1146 · 4 sections

   • § 1140 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a unified system of state regulated pilotage for Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo,…
   • § 1141 (a) Each pilot license shall be valid for a period of one year and shall be renewed upon application and successful completion of the physical examination…
   • § 1144 Any continuing education program adopted by the board shall regularly inform pilots of the hazards of fatigue and of effective strategies to prevent fatigue…
   • § 1146 A pilot shall refuse a pilotage assignment if he or she is physically or mentally fatigued and has a reasonable belief that the assignment cannot be carried…