California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 802

Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.

On entering or leaving a port, harbor, or river, the master of a vessel, the navigation of which is not in charge of a pilot, licensed for that port, harbor, or river, shall take a pilot if one offers himself. While the pilot is on board the navigation of the vessel devolves on him.

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Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 802 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hnc/division-4-masters-crews-and-cargoes/chapter-2-ship-masters-and-cargoes/section-802

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Ship Masters and Cargoes

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