Section 1100 Of Article 1. Legislative Policy And Findings From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
1100
. The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of
the state to ensure the safety of persons, vessels, and property
using Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and
Suisun, and the tributaries thereof, and to avoid damage to those
waters and surrounding ecosystems as a result of vessel collision or
damage, by providing competent, efficient, and regulated pilotage for
vessels required by this division to secure pilotage services.