CHAPTER 4. Licensing of Pilots [1170. - 1184.]

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1256.

§§ 1170–1184 · 25 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Issuance of License §§ 1170–1179 · 18 sections

   • § 1170 The board shall appoint and license the number of pilots which is sufficient to carry out the purposes of this division.
   • § 1170.1 In determining the number of pilots needed, pursuant to Section 1170, the board shall take into consideration the findings and declarations in Sections 1100…
   • § 1170.2 Before changing the number of pilots which may be licensed pursuant to this division, the board shall conduct a hearing pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with…
   • § 1170.3 (a) The board shall adopt, by regulation, a pilot’s conflict-of-interest code, which shall include, but need not be limited to, a provision specifying that a…
   • § 1171 (a) The board shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications for obtaining a license as a pilot pursuant to this division, determine who shall…
   • § 1171.5 (a) The board shall adopt, by regulation, licensing standards that equal or exceed standards for obtaining federal endorsements and that conform with and…
   • § 1171.6 (a) There shall be an examination fee to be charged in an amount established by the board to each applicant to the pilot trainee training program who…
   • § 1172 Pilots licensed by the board shall be carefully examined as to their qualifications. A license as a pilot shall be granted for a term of 12 months. The license…
   • § 1173 An application for a pilot’s license shall be made in writing to the board, stating such information as the board by rule and regulation may require.
   • § 1174 A pilot’s license shall be issued in the name of the State of California and contain a designation of the waters for which it is intended. The license shall be…
   • § 1175 No person shall be licensed as a pilot unless all of the following requirements are met: (a) The person can meet the qualifications set by the board, including…
   • § 1176 (a) The board shall appoint a physician or physicians who are qualified to determine the suitability of a person to perform his or her duties as a pilot or a…
   • § 1176.5 (a) At the time of the physical examination required by Section 1176, a trainee or an applicant for a trainee position shall disclose to the board-appointed…
   • § 1177 (a) All pilots licensed pursuant to this division shall have and maintain proper federal endorsements allowing them to pilot on the high seas and on all waters…
   • § 1177.5 (a) The board’s proceedings with regard to the refusal to issue or renew a pilot license shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with…
   • § 1178 Persons applying for an original license shall not receive a license unless they have proper federal endorsements allowing them to pilot on the high seas and…
   • § 1178.5 (a) Subject to this section, the board shall participate in a pull-notice system, pursuant to Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code, with respect to all pilot…
   • § 1179 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any shipping company which regularly employed its employees, or expressed its intent to the board to use…
2. ARTICLE 2. Suspension or Revocation of Licenses §§ 1180–1184 · 7 sections

   • § 1180 If, in the opinion of the board, there is reasonable cause to believe that the public interest requires that a pilot be summarily suspended pending hearing on…
   • § 1180.3 (a) The board shall establish an incident review committee, which shall be composed of one public member of the board and the executive director. The board…
   • § 1180.6 (a) The board, after full consideration of the evidence, report, and recommendations presented by the incident review committee relating to an incident,…
   • § 1181 The license of a pilot may be revoked or suspended before its expiration only for reasons of misconduct, which shall include, but not be limited to, the…
   • § 1182 If, after a hearing, the board finds that the pilot is guilty of misconduct sufficient for deprivation of the license, the board shall revoke or suspend the…
   • § 1183 (a) Upon notification of nonrenewal of the license, a pilot is entitled to a trial and hearing in the same manner that other charges and accusations against…
   • § 1184 The board shall formally review the executive director with respect to the performance of his or her duties pursuant to this article at least once each year.