Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 33-4-54 (2026)
Vessels Required to Take Pilots.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026.
(Acts 1931, No. 81, p. 154, §40; Code 1940, T. 38, §82; Act 2026-18, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1987–2007 · leading case: Godard v. Alabama Pilot, Inc., 485 F. Supp. 2d 1284 (S.D. Ala. 2007).
Godard v. Alabama Pilot, Inc., 485 F. Supp. 2d 1284 (S.D. Ala. 2007). “” Ala.Code § 33-4-54. 3 . The very first duty listed in a job description for launch operators is the following: "Safely transport personnel to and from vessels.”
Crowley Am. Transp., Inc. v. Double Eagle Marine, Inc., 208 F. Supp. 2d 1250 (S.D. Ala. 2002). “”) with Ala. Code § 33-4-54 ("All steam or sail vessels crossing the outer bar of Mobile Bay, except those exempt under this chapter, shall be conducted, controlled or navigated by a pilot licensed by or under authority of the laws of the State of Alabama, if the services of a…”
Mount Washington Tanker Co. v. Wahyuen Shipping, Inc. Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping, Inc. & the M/v Crusader, 833 F.2d 1541 (11th Cir. 1987). “Under Ala.Code § 33-4-54 (1975), "[a]ll steam or sail vessels crossing the outer bar of Mobile Bay .”
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