Florida Administrative Code
61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
61G14 - Board of Pilot Commissioners
Chapter 61G14-15 - DUTIES, SAFETY GUIDELINES, BOARDING AND DISEMBARKING
Section 61G14-15.004 - Boarding and Disembarking
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 61G14-15.004
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Except when subsection (2) applies, pilots shall board inbound vessels before or at the time they cross the Territorial Sea Line of Demarcation and disembark from outbound vessels at or after the time they cross such line; or, board and disembark vessels at the traditional pilot station, as approved by the Board and specifically listed below:
(a) Fernandina:
Pilots board and disembark vessels drawing more than 23 feet off St. Mary's
Entrance Lighted Buoy "STM" in the vicinity of Latitude 30º 42.9' N,
Longitude 81º 14.6' W. Vessels drawing 23 feet or less should remain north
of the entrance channel and shall be boarded and disembarked from in the
vicinity of St. Mary's Entrance Lighted Bouy 6 in the vicinity of Latitude
30º 42.8' N, Longitude 081º 20.0' W.
(b) Jacksonville: For vessels drawing over 40
feet and up to 47 feet, pilots board and disembark in the vicinity of Latitude
30º 21' 53'' N, Longitude 081º 10' 32'' W (Area A). For vessels
drawing over 40 feet and less, pilots board and disembark in the vicinity of
Latitude 30º 23' 35'' N, Longitude 081º 19' 8'' W (Area B).
(c) Port Canaveral: Pilots board inbound
vessels one mile southeast of Approach Channel Lighted Bouys 3 and 4; however,
deep draft vessels and large cruise ships are boarded from one and a half to
two miles southeast of Approach Channel Lighted Bouys 3 and 4. Pilots disembark
outbound vessels in the vicinity of Approach Channel Lighted Bouys 7 and 8 to
Lighted Bouys 5 and 6; however, pilots disembark large or deep draft vessels
after Approach Channel lighted Bouys 3 and 4 are passed outbound.
(d) Fort Pierce: Pilots board and disembark
off the sea buoy in the vicinity of 27º 28.6' N 80º 15.4'
W.
(e) Port of Palm Beach: Pilots
board and disembark off the sea buoy in the vicinity of 26º 46.3' N
80º 00.6' W.
(f) Port
Everglades: Pilots board and disembark off the sea buoy in the vicinity of
26º 05.5' N 80º 04.8' W.
(g) Miami: Pilots board vessels seaward off
the sea buoy in the vicinity of 25º 46.1' N 80º 05.0' W. They leave
outbound vessels after clearing channel buoys #2 and #3 in the vicinity of
25º 45.8' N 80º 05.9' W.
(h) Key West: Pilots board vessels in
position Latitude 24º 25.5' N, Longitude 81º 48.0' W, approximately 2
nautical miles south of Key West Entrance Lighted Whistle Bouy KW, or in
position Latitude 24º 41.0' N, Longitude 81º 55.0' W, approximately 2
nautical miles north of the Key West Northwest Channel Entrance Lighted Bell
Buoy in the vicinity of 24º 38.8' N 81º 54.0' W. Pilots disembark
vessels in the vicinity of the Entrance Bouys.
(i) Fort Myers: Pilots board and disembark
vessels off San Carlos Bay Light #1 in the vicinity of 26º 25.1' N
81º 57.5' W.
(j) Boca Grande:
Pilots board and disembark vessels off the Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy #2 in the
vicinity of 26º 39.8' N 82º 19.6' W.
(k) Tampa: In Egmont Channel, pilots normally
board and disembark vessels between buoys #11 and #13 in the vicinity of
27º 36.5' N 82º 49.7' W and upon request will board and disembark off
the sea buoy in the vicinity of 27º 35.3' N 83º 00.7' W. When
entering by Southwest Channel pilots board off Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy #1 in
the vicinity of 27º 32' N 82º 48.2' W.
(l) Port St. Joe: At this time a pilot
station is not maintained at Port St. Joe. Vessels are required to proceed to
the Port of Panama City and use the boarding and disembarking points provided
for that port. Any boarding and disembarking off the Port St. Joe entrance
channel will be by prior arrangement.
(m) Panama City: Pilots board vessels off the
sea bouy in the vicinity of 30º 05' N 085º 46.4' W and disembark
vessels after clearing channel bouys #1 and #2.
(n) Pensacola: Pilots board and disembark
vessels seaward of Pensacola Bay Entrance Lighted Gong Buoy #1 in the vicinity
of 30º 16' N 87º 17.4' W.
(2) When conditions make boarding and disembarking a vessel unsafe at the location specified in subsection (1), the location, time and manner of boarding and disembarking shall be mutually agreed upon by the master and the pilot involved, so as to provide an acceptable level of safety.
Rulemaking Authority 310.185 FS. Law Implemented 310.002, 310.141 FS.
New 7-2-89, Amended 11-28-90, Formerly 21SS-8.012, 21SS-15.004, Amended 7-9-09, 2-27-17, 10-10-22.
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