Section 1140 Of Article 8. State Certified Pilotage From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
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. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a
unified system of state regulated pilotage for Monterey Bay and the
Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that unified pilotage will
be beneficial to the safety of people, vessels, and property using
those bays and tributaries.
(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that unified
systems of regulated pilotage are common to the ports of the world
and are most familiar to, and best able to serve, both foreign and
domestic vessels.