California Code
Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
DIVISION 5 - PILOTS FOR MONTEREY BAY AND THE BAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PABLO, AND SUISUN

CHAPTER 1 - Pilots

ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Policy and Findings

Section 1100. - 1100. The Legislature finds and declares that it is the...

Section 1101. - 1101. The Legislature further finds and declares all of the...

Section 1102. - 1102. The Legislature finds and declares that the enhancement of...

ARTICLE 2 - Application

Section 1105. - 1105. This division applies to pilots for Monterey Bay and...

Section 1106. - 1106. No fine or other penalty authorized by the provisions...

Section 1107. - 1107. If any provision of this division or the application...

ARTICLE 3 - Definitions

Section 1110. - 1110. (a) “Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun”...

Section 1111. - 1111. “Board” means the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the...

Section 1112. - 1112. “High seas” includes all the navigable waters of the...

Section 1113. - 1113. “Inland pilot” means a person holding an inland pilot...

Section 1114. - 1114. “Pilot” means any of the following: (a) Any person...

Section 1114.5. - 1114.5. “Pilotage grounds” means all waters extending eastward from the...

Section 1115. - 1115. “Plan” or “pension” or “pension plan” means the San...

Section 1116. - 1116. “Vessel” means all vessels not exempted under provisions of...

Section 1117. - 1117. “Commission investigator” means a person employed by or under...

ARTICLE 4 - Liability of Persons Using Pilot Services

Section 1120. - 1120. Vessels which use pilotage services, and their tackle, apparel,...

Section 1121. - 1121. If any pilot, in endeavoring to assist or relieve...

Section 1122. - 1122. In the event a pilot is carried to sea...

ARTICLE 5 - Exclusive Rights of Pilotage

Section 1125. - 1125. (a) Pilots licensed by the board have exclusive authority,...

Section 1126. - 1126. (a) A person who does not hold a license...

ARTICLE 6 - Exempt Vessels and Vessels Liable for Pilotage

Section 1127. - 1127. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

Section 1128. - 1128. Any nonself-propelled vessel in tow of a tug within...

ARTICLE 7 - Duties of Pilots

Section 1130. - 1130. (a) A majority of all of the pilots licensed...

Section 1131. - 1131. Pilots shall at all times keep, for their exclusive...

Section 1132. - 1132. Every pilot in charge of a vessel arriving in...

Section 1133. - 1133. Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving the...

Section 1134. - 1134. When a pilot goes aboard a vessel, the pilot...

Section 1136. - 1136. A pilot licensed pursuant to this division shall do...

Section 1137. - 1137. (a) The account required pursuant to Section 1136 shall...

Section 1138. - 1138. (a) When cruising offshore or standing out to sea,...

Section 1139. - 1139. (a) Every pilot boarding a vessel shall exhibit his...

ARTICLE 8 - State Certified Pilotage

Section 1140. - 1140. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 1141. - 1141. (a) Each pilot license shall be valid for a...

Section 1144. - 1144. Any continuing education program adopted by the board shall...

Section 1146. - 1146. A pilot shall refuse a pilotage assignment if he...

CHAPTER 2 - Board of Pilot Commissioners

Section 1150. - 1150. (a) There is in the Transportation Agency a Board...

Section 1151. - 1151. Each member of the board shall be a citizen...

Section 1152. - 1152. (a) The public members of the board shall receive,...

Section 1153. - 1153. (a) The board shall organize itself by electing a...

Section 1154. - 1154. (a) The board is vested with all functions and...

Section 1155. - 1155. The president of the board may administer oaths in...

Section 1156. - 1156. (a) The board may appoint, fix the compensation of,...

Section 1156.5. - 1156.5. (a) The executive director shall serve at the pleasure...

Section 1156.6. - 1156.6. (a) If suspected safety standard violations concerning pilot hoists,...

Section 1156.7. - 1156.7. If the executive director of the board alerts the...

Section 1157. - 1157. The board shall keep a written record of all...

Section 1157.1. - 1157.1. (a) Except as provided in Section 1157.4, all records...

Section 1157.2. - 1157.2. The board shall establish procedures for access to confidential...

Section 1157.3. - 1157.3. A member of the board, the executive director, the...

Section 1157.4. - 1157.4. Upon a request to the board by a federal,...

Section 1157.5. - 1157.5. On or before April 15, 2010, and annually thereafter,...

Section 1157.6. - 1157.6. (a) After the adoption of the first pilotage tariff...

Section 1158. - 1158. The public members, the executive director, the assistant director,...

Section 1158.1. - 1158.1. The executive director shall not, during the term of...

Section 1159. - 1159. (a) All moneys received by the board pursuant to...

Section 1159.1. - 1159.1. (a) The Pilot Boat Surcharge Account is hereby established...

Section 1159.2. - 1159.2. (a) The vessel shall pay a board operations surcharge,...

CHAPTER 3 - Pension Plan

Section 1160. - 1160. There is hereby established a San Francisco Bar Pilot...

Section 1161. - 1161. All amounts generated by the pension plan shall be...

Section 1162. - 1162. (a) The pension plan shall be administered and all...

Section 1163. - 1163. (a) (1) (A) Each retired pilot and inland pilot,...

Section 1164. - 1164. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a pilot...

Section 1165. - 1165. (a) In addition to, and concurrently with, the basic...

Section 1166. - 1166. (a) The benefits actually paid out each month by...

Section 1167. - 1167. (a) The board shall review the benefits received by...

Section 1168. - 1168. The board may review the pension plan and make...

CHAPTER 4 - Licensing of Pilots

ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of License

Section 1170. - 1170. The board shall appoint and license the number of...

Section 1170.1. - 1170.1. In determining the number of pilots needed, pursuant to...

Section 1170.2. - 1170.2. Before changing the number of pilots which may be...

Section 1170.3. - 1170.3. (a) The board shall adopt, by regulation, a pilot’s...

Section 1171. - 1171. (a) The board shall have the sole authority to...

Section 1171.5. - 1171.5. (a) The board shall adopt, by regulation, licensing standards...

Section 1171.6. - 1171.6. (a) There shall be an examination fee to be...

Section 1172. - 1172. Pilots licensed by the board shall be carefully examined...

Section 1173. - 1173. An application for a pilot’s license shall be made...

Section 1174. - 1174. A pilot’s license shall be issued in the name...

Section 1175. - 1175. No person shall be licensed as a pilot unless...

Section 1176. - 1176. (a) The board shall appoint a physician or physicians...

Section 1176.5. - 1176.5. (a) At the time of the physical examination required...

Section 1177. - 1177. (a) All pilots licensed pursuant to this division shall...

Section 1177.5. - 1177.5. (a) The board’s proceedings with regard to the refusal...

Section 1178. - 1178. Persons applying for an original license shall not receive...

Section 1178.5. - 1178.5. (a) Subject to this section, the board shall participate...

Section 1179. - 1179. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any shipping...

ARTICLE 2 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses

Section 1180. - 1180. If, in the opinion of the board, there is...

Section 1180.3. - 1180.3. (a) The board shall establish an incident review committee,...

Section 1180.6. - 1180.6. (a) The board, after full consideration of the evidence,...

Section 1181. - 1181. The license of a pilot may be revoked or...

Section 1182. - 1182. If, after a hearing, the board finds that the...

Section 1183. - 1183. (a) Upon notification of nonrenewal of the license, a...

Section 1184. - 1184. The board shall formally review the executive director with...

CHAPTER 5 - Pilotage Rates

Section 1190. - 1190. (a) Every vessel spoken inward or outward bound shall...

Section 1190.1. - 1190.1. Every vessel that uses a pilot under this division...

Section 1190.3. - 1190.3. (a) There shall be an additional surcharge imposed per...

Section 1190.5. - 1190.5. (a) In addition to any pilot boat surcharge established...

Section 1191. - 1191. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, consistent with...

Section 1191.1. - 1191.1. (a) A vessel using pilots for ship movements or...

Section 1192. - 1192. If a vessel that is subject to the payment...

Section 1193. - 1193. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1120, only the following noncommercial vessels...

Section 1194. - 1194. (a) In addition to other charges for pilotage, there...

Section 1194.1. - 1194.1. (a) The moneys charged and collected each month from...

Section 1195. - 1195. (a) In addition to other fees for pilotage, there...

Section 1195.1. - 1195.1. (a) The moneys charged and collected each month from...

Section 1195.3. - 1195.3. Expenses of the pilot trainee program shall include all...

Section 1196. - 1196. (a) In addition to other fees for pilotage, there...

Section 1196.1. - 1196.1. (a) The moneys charged and collected each month from...

Section 1196.3. - 1196.3. Pilot continuing education expenses shall include all costs incurred...

Section 1196.4. - 1196.4. (a) Costs resulting from the provision of continuing education...

Section 1196.5. - 1196.5. (a) The board shall contract with an independent entity...

Section 1198. - 1198. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the rates...

Section 1199. - 1199. (a) In addition to other charges for pilotage, there...

CHAPTER 6 - Pilotage Tariff Determination and Procedures

ARTICLE 1 - Establishment of Pilotage Tariff

Section 1250. - 1250. Pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, the board...

Section 1251. - 1251. (a) The adopted pilotage tariff shall be determined by...

Section 1252. - 1252. (a) The adopted pilotage tariff may include as part...

Section 1253. - 1253. A petition that is submitted on the basis of...

Section 1254. - 1254. (a) The pilotage rates imposed pursuant to Chapter 5...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 1255. - 1255. (a) The administrative adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure...

Section 1256. - 1256. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

ARTICLE 3 - Prepetition Procedures

Section 1260. - 1260. (a) Any person intending to petition to request a...

Section 1261. - 1261. Upon receipt of a notice of intent to petition,...

Section 1262. - 1262. (a) Within 20 days of publication of the notice...

ARTICLE 4 - Petitions

Section 1265. - 1265. (a) Any person with a substantial interest in the...

Section 1266. - 1266. (a) Provided that the requirements of Sections 1260 and...

Section 1267. - 1267. (a) A petition filed under this chapter shall include...

Section 1268. - 1268. Upon receipt of a petition, the executive director shall...

Section 1269. - 1269. (a) Any stakeholder with a substantial interest in the...

Section 1270. - 1270. (a) Any intervening party, or proposed intervening party, shall...

Section 1271. - 1271. (a) The administrative law judge shall hold an initial...

Section 1272. - 1272. (a) During the public hearing on the petition, the...

Section 1273. - 1273. (a) At the conclusion of the public hearing on...

Section 1274. - 1274. Except as otherwise permitted with respect to the executive...

ARTICLE 5 - Orders

Section 1275. - 1275. (a) The administrative law judge shall issue a tentative...

Section 1276. - 1276. (a) Upon receipt of a tentative order and tariff...

Section 1277. - 1277. If no request for the tentative order and tariff...

Section 1278. - 1278. (a) If a request for the tentative order and...

Section 1279. - 1279. (a) If the board opts to rerefer a tentative...

ARTICLE 6 - Administrative Provisions

Section 1280. - 1280. (a) The board shall authorize a pilot to establish...

Section 1281. - 1281. Pilots may submit to the board annually a copy...