Links
Pilot Application and Forms
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Medical Assessment Guide (includes the forms below plus much more!)
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Notice, Disclosures, and Acknowledgement and Consent to Disclosure (Effective 10/2021)
Statutes Governing the Board
Harbors and Navigation Code, Division 5 (Pilot for Monterey Bay, and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun)
Article 1. Legislative Policy and Findings .................... 1100-1102 Article 2. Application ........................................ 1105-1107 Article 3. Definitions ........................................ 1110-1117 Article 4. Liability of Persons Using Pilot Services .......... 1120-1122 Article 5. Exclusive Rights of Pilotage ....................... 1125-1126 Article 6. Exempt Vessels and Vessels Liable for Pilotage ..... 1127-1128 Article 7. Duties of Pilots ................................... 1130-1139 Article 8. State Certified Pilotage ........................... 1140-1146 CHAPTER 2. BOARD OF PILOT COMMISSIONERS ....................... 1150-1159.2 CHAPTER 3. PENSION PLAN ....................................... 1160-1168 CHAPTER 4. LICENSING OF PILOTS Article 1. Issuance of License ................................ 1170-1179 Article 2. Suspension or Revocation of Licenses ............... 1180-1184 CHAPTER 5. PILOTAGE RATES ..................................... 1190-1198 CHAPTER 6. PILOTAGE RATE RECOMMENDATIONS ...................... 1200-1203
Board Regulations
Helpful Links
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The official site of the San Francisco Bar Pilots, including a good description of the work of a Bar Pilot.
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Manalytics Study (fatigue mitigation and prevention) (pdf)
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Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Area
A San Francisco maritime institution, and the nation’s oldest maritime service organization. Includes info on the Harbor Safety Committee
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A system of sensors giving pilots the actual current and depth of water in real time. Under Ports, click on “San Francisco Bay”.
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A system of sensors giving pilots the actual current and depth of water in real time.
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U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service
The VTS maintains a 24 hr. a day radar watch over San Francisco Bay.
Contact Information
Board of Pilot Commissioners For the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun
660 Davis Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
e-mail: bopc@bopc.ca.gov
TEL (415) 397-2253
FAX (415) 397-9463
