California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC

HNC §1133: Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun shall pilot it from its point of departure to a point beyond the San Francisco bar.

What this law says, in plain English

Pilots in charge of vessels leaving the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bays must guide the vessel from departure until it passes beyond the San Francisco bar.

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Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun shall pilot it from its point of departure to a point beyond the San Francisco bar. Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving Monterey Bay shall pilot it from its point of departure to a point westward of the pilotage grounds.

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