Section 1156.7 Of Chapter 2. Board Of Pilot Commissioners From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 2.
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. If the executive director of the board alerts the United
States Coast Guard to a violation or likely violation of safety
standards pursuant to Section 1156.6 and has reason to believe that
the violation or likely violation will not be corrected prior to the
vessel reaching its next port of call, the executive director shall
request the United States Coast Guard to report the suspected safety
standard violation to the port state control officer or a pilot
organization in an expected future port of call. This section does
not preclude any other party from disseminating any report of the
findings and recommendations of the executive director of the board
pursuant to Section 1156.6, and all of those reports and findings
shall be considered public records.