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Title XXII
PORTS AND HARBORS

Chapter 310
PILOTS, PILOTING, AND PILOTAGE

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F.S. 310.141

310.141 Vessels subject to pilotage.—

(1) All vessels shall have a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot on board to direct the movements of the vessel when entering or leaving ports of this state or when underway upon the navigable waters of the bays, rivers, harbors, and ports of this state, except:

(a) Vessels exempted by the laws of the United States;

(b) Monohulled vessels drawing less than 7 feet of water;

(c) Multihulled, swath, or nondisplacement vessels for which the product of the length overall and extreme beam is less than 6,000 square feet, and which draw less than 7 feet of water;

(d) Any vessel, when docking or undocking; or

(e) Any vessel, when moving about within a shipyard or moving between a shipyard and a berth or slip directly adjacent to the shipyard.

(2) A vessel is docking or undocking when a tug or tugs are assisting the vessel, or the vessel is making use of a bow thruster or other lateral thrust devices incorporated into the vessel itself, in close proximity to the dock, with the vessel under the direction or control of the master, docking master, licensed state pilot, or certificated deputy pilot. If the vessel that is docking or undocking is under the direction or control of the master or docking master, such direction or control must have been delivered from the licensed state pilot or be in the process of being delivered to the licensed state pilot.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny the services of a licensed state pilot to a vessel otherwise exempt who applies for such service.

History.—s. 2, ch. 75-201; s. 1, ch. 75-238; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 16, ch. 78-140; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 3, ch. 84-185; ss. 10, 11, ch. 86-280; s. 2, ch. 89-262; s. 7, ch. 90-54; s. 5, ch. 90-144; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 349, ch. 94-119.

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Amendments to 310.141

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 310.141

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 310.141.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 310.141

Total Results: 3

Rabren v. DEPT. OF PROF. REGULATION

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-10-02

Citation: 568 So. 2d 1283, 1990 WL 146906

Snippet: pertinent to the instant case are as follows: Section 310.141, Florida Statutes (1987), requires the use of state

Register v. Pierce

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-08-22

Citation: 530 So. 2d 990, 1988 WL 86340

Snippet: and THOMPSON, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] Section 310.141, Fla. Stat. (1987). Piloting a vessel without a

Rabren v. Board of Pilot Com'rs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-08-27

Citation: 497 So. 2d 1245, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1881

Snippet: conferred by Chapter 310, Florida Statutes. Section 310.141, Florida Statutes (1975) provided that: All vessels