§ 1133 Vessel Pilot Departure Requirements

This law says a ship's pilot has to stay on board and steer the ship from the dock until it gets past a certain safety point in the water.

Key Takeaways

•A pilot must be in charge from the moment the ship leaves the dock.
•In San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bays, the pilot stays on board until the ship is beyond the San Francisco bar.
•In Monterey Bay, the pilot stays on board until the ship is west of the pilotage grounds.

Example

A cargo ship leaves the dock in San Francisco Bay.

The ship's pilot must stay with the ship and guide it until it passes the San Francisco bar, which is the sandbar at the mouth of the bay. Only after the ship is past that bar can the pilot leave the ship.

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 Francisco bar. Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving Monterey Bay shall pilot it from its point of departure to a point westward of the pilotage grounds. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 177, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2002.)

This law says a ship's pilot has to stay on board and steer the ship from the dock until it gets past a certain safety point in the water.

Key Takeaways

•A pilot must be in charge from the moment the ship leaves the dock.
•In San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bays, the pilot stays on board until the ship is beyond the San Francisco bar.
•In Monterey Bay, the pilot stays on board until the ship is west of the pilotage grounds.

Example

A cargo ship leaves the dock in San Francisco Bay.

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