Maritime Resources
For more information, please visit the links below.
Piloting Information
- The official site of the San Francisco Bar Pilots
- A description of the work of a Bar Pilot
- San Francisco Bar Pilots Master Pilot Exchange Card (pdf)
- 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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Manalytics Study (fatigue mitigation and prevention) (pdf)
Navigation
- San Francisco Bay PORTS: A system of sensors giving pilots the actual current and depth of water in real time.
- San Francisco Wind Map: A system of sensors giving pilots the actual current and depth of water in real time.
- U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service: The VTS maintains a 24 hr. a day radar watch over San Francisco Bay.
Acronym Index
| Acronyms / Abbreviations | Definition |
|---|---|
| AB | Assembly Bill |
| AFMR | Absent For Medical Reasons |
| AGPA | Associate Governmental Program Analyst |
| APL/Marine Exchange | American President Lines, Limited Liability Company (LLC) |
| AWO | American Waterways Operators |
| BAS | Build-and-Save |
| BOPC/Board | Board of Pilot Commissioners |
| CA | California |
| Cal Poly | California Polytechnic State University |
| CalSTA | California State Transportation Agency |
| Caltrans | California Department of Transportation |
| CARB | California Air Resources Board |
| CCR | California Code of Regulations |
| CDT | California Department of Technology |
| CHC | Commercial Harbor Craft |
| CHP | California Highway Patrol |
| CMA | California State University Maritime Academy / California Maritime Academy / Cal Maritime |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| Conn | A term of art meaning the conduct of a vessel. |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease |
| FRMS | Fatigue Risk Management System |
| GRT | Gross Registered Tons |
| HNC | Harbors and Navigation Code |
| Hon. | Honorable |
| IAA | Inter-Agency Agreement |
| IFB | Invitation for Bids |
| IRC | Incident Review Committee |
| Ltd | Limited |
| MRP | Minimum Rest Period |
| M/V | Motor Vessel |
| Navtech | Navigation Technology |
| PaCE | Professional and Continuing Education (program under CMA) |
| PAL | Project Approval Lifecycle |
| PBF | Petroplus, Blackstone, and First Reserve |
| PEC | Pilot Evaluation Committee |
| PMSA | Pacific Merchant Shipping Association |
| Pt. | Point |
| P/V | Passenger Vessel or Pilot Vessel |
| SCO | State Controller’s Office |
| SFBP | San Francisco Bar Pilots |
| SOW | Scope of Work |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| T/V | Tanker Vessel |
| UCSF | University of California San Francisco |
| U.S. | United States |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |