Mission Statement

The Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (Board) licenses, trains, and regulates up to 60 maritime pilots who navigate ships of 750 gross tons or greater in the Bays of San Francisco and Monterey and tributaries to ports in Stockton and Sacramento.

The Board’s mission is to provide competent, efficient, and regulated pilotage to ensure the protection and safety of persons, vessels, property and ecosystems in the Board’s jurisdiction.