California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC

HNC §1114.5: “Pilotage grounds” means all waters extending eastward from the precautionary area surrounding buoy SF to, and including, the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, and also includes the waters

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This statute defines 'pilotage grounds' as specific water areas including San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bays, extending eastward from a designated buoy precautionary area.

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“Pilotage grounds” means all waters extending eastward from the precautionary area surrounding buoy SF to, and including, the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, and also includes the waters of Monterey Bay, eastward of a straight line drawn between Point Santa Cruz Light and Point Pinos Light.

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