Title HNC, California Harb. & Nav. Code

So far as possible, a jettison shall begin with the most bulky and least valuable articles. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

A jettison can be made only by authority of the master of a vessel, except in case of his disability, or of an overruling necessity, when it may be made by any other person. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The loss incurred by a jettison, when lawfully made, shall be borne in due proportion by all that part of the vessel, appurtenances, freightage, and cargo for the benefit of which the sacrifice is made, as well as by the owner of the thing sacrificed. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch.…

The proportions in which a general average loss is to be borne shall be ascertained by an adjustment, in which the owner of each separate interest shall be charged with that proportion of the value of the thing lost which the value of his part of the property affected bears to th…

In estimating values for the purpose of a general average, the vessel and appurtenances shall be valued as at the end of the voyage, the freightage at one-half the amount due on delivery, and the cargo as at the time and place of its discharge; adding, in each case, the amount ma…

The owner of things stowed on deck, in case of their jettison, is entitled to the benefit of a general average contribution only if it is usual to stow such things on deck upon such a voyage. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The law concerning jettison and general average is equally applicable to every other voluntary sacrifice of property on a vessel, or to an expense necessarily incurred, for the preservation of the vessel and cargo from extraordinary perils. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

At the time and place specified in the notice the board of supervisors shall consider the petition and may continue the hearing from time to time not exceeding a period of ninety days. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

A certificate issued by the assessor of the county and filed in the proceedings, which states that the name of any signer of the petition appears upon the last equalized assessment-roll of the county for land assessed to him or her and located within the boundaries of the propose…

At the hearing, the board of supervisors may change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition, by excluding lands which would not be benefited by the improvement or development of the harbor. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The board of supervisors may also change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition by adding to the proposed district other contiguous lands which will be benefited by the improvement or development of the harbor. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. …

Land may not be added to the proposed district until notice is served upon the owner of the lands proposed to be added. The notice may be personally served upon the owner or published for the same period of time and in the same paper as the original petition and notice of hearing…

The board of supervisors shall investigate and determine: (a) If the improvement or development work generally described in the petition is feasible. (b) If, when completed it will result in the improvement or development of the harbor. (c) If the estimated cost and incidental ex…

If it appears, and the board of supervisors finds that it is necessary, in order to make a sufficient and adequate examination, to continue the hearing beyond ninety days, the board may for that purpose continue the hearing for not longer than six months from the date of the pres…

If the improvement, development, protection, maintenance, management or control of a harbor or any part thereof, proposed to be imporved or developed, is vested in or exercised by a harbor commission, the petition shall be submitted to and approved by the harbor commission, befor…

Neither the board of supervisors or the harbor commission, if one exists, is bound by the improvement or development work described in the petition, or by the estimated cost set forth, but it may find that other, different, or less amount of improvement or development work should…

Upon final hearing, the board of supervisors shall have a finding of facts entered upon the minutes of the meeting if it appears that: (a) The petition and notice of hearing have been duly published. (b) The petition is signed by a sufficient number of persons who possess the req…

The finding of facts required to be made by the board of supervisors shall set forth: (a) The name of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition. (b) The official name or name by which the harbor is commonly known. (c) A description of the exterior boundaries of the terr…

The findings are conclusive evidence of the existence of every fact found by the board of supervisors and of the due signing and publication of the petition and of the publication or personal service of all prior notices, and vest the board with authority to proceed pursuant to t…

At the time and place specified in the notice, the board of supervisors shall consider the petition and may continue the hearing from time to time, not exceeding a period of 90 days. At the hearing by the board of supervisors a certificate issued by the assessor of the county and…

At the hearing, the board of supervisors may change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition, by excluding lands which would not be benefited by the improvement or development of the harbor. The board of supervisors may also change the exteri…

Land may not be added to or included in the proposed district until notice is served upon the owner of the lands affected. The notice may be served personally upon the owner or be published for the same period of time in the same newspaper as the original petition and notice of h…

The board of supervisors shall investigate and determine whether or not the improvement and development work generally described in the petition is feasible and whether, when completed, it will result in the improvement and development of the harbor and become a benefit to the pr…

Upon the completion of the hearing, the board of supervisors shall have a finding of facts entered upon the minutes if it appears that: (a) The petition and notice of hearing have been duly published. (b) The petition is signed by a sufficient number of persons who possess the re…

The findings of fact required to be made by the board of supervisors shall set forth: (a) The name of the proposed district as set forth in the petition. (b) The official name or name by which the harbor is commonly known. (c) A description of the exterior boundaries of the terri…

The findings are conclusive evidence of the existence of every fact so found by the board of supervisors and of the due signing and publication of the petition and of the publication or personal service of all notices and vest the board of supervisors with authority to proceed pu…

An election shall be held within 130 days of the call, to determine whether the district shall be organized. The election shall be conducted in conformity with the general election laws. At the election the proposition shall be placed on the ballot, permitting each voter to vote …

The board of supervisors shall canvass the results of the election and if a majority of those voting have voted “yes” the proposition is carried, and the board of supervisors shall certify the result to the Secretary of State, who shall file it. From and after the filing of the c…

A certified copy of the certificate filed with the Secretary of State, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the district is situated. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Any informality in procedure or in the conduct of the election shall not invalidate the establishment of the district. Any proceedings in which the validity of its establishment is denied shall be commenced within sixty days after the date of filing in the office of the Secretary…

(a) “Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun” means all the waters of those bays and of the tributaries, ports, and harbors of those bays, and includes the water areas from the south end of San Francisco Bay and from the Ports of Sacramento and Stockton to the Golden Gate Br…

“Board” means the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1422, Sec. 3.)

“High seas” includes all the navigable waters of the Pacific Ocean west of the Golden Gate Bridge, and all navigable waters west of the westward boundary of the pilotage grounds for Monterey Bay. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 177, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2002.)

“Inland pilot” means a person holding an inland pilot license prior to January 1, 2011. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 324, Sec. 1. (AB 1025) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Pilot” means any of the following: (a) Any person licensed under the authority of this division to pilot vessels other than an inland pilot. (b) Any person licensed as a bar pilot for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun prior to January 1, 1985. (c) Any existing inl…

“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 Lig…

“Plan” or “pension” or “pension plan” means the San Francisco Pilot Pension Plan established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1160) of this division. (Added by renumbering Section 1113 by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1653, Sec. 8.)

“Vessel” means all vessels not exempted under provisions of this division. (Added by renumbering Section 1114 by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1653, Sec. 10.)

“Commission investigator” means a person employed by or under contract with the board and assigned to investigate and report on a navigational incident involving a vessel piloted by a pilot or inland pilot licensed by the board, or other matter, incident, misconduct, suspected sa…

Pilots holding valid licenses for San Pedro Bay and its approaches and tributaries, their associations, employers, and others providing piloting services in San Pedro Bay are authorized to limit liability for the rendering and performance of those services by contracts or tariffs…

The rates and charges for pilotage services do not include insurance covering the vessel or its owners, agents, charterers, or operators from the consequences of negligence of the pilot supplying the pilotage services, the pilot’s employer, or other employees of the pilot’s emplo…

Upon reasonable notice from the owners, agents, charterers, or operators, a pilot shall provide insurance covering the vessel, its owners, agents, charterers, or operators from the consequences of negligence of the pilot supplying the pilotage services, the pilot’s employer, or o…

The election of the owners, agents, charterers, or operators to use a pilot through whom trip insurance could have been obtained shall constitute a binding and irrevocable agreement on the part of the owners, agents, charterers, and operators to the terms and conditions set forth…

It shall be understood and agreed, and shall be the essence of an agreement under which services of the pilot are tendered to and are accepted by owners, agents, charterers, or operators, as follows: (a) The vessel requesting pilotage services and its owners, agents, charterers, …

The board of supervisors shall make and have entered in the minutes an order finally determining the exterior boundaries of the district, the improvement or development work to be done in the harbor, and the estimated cost, and the incidental expenses. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch…

The board shall pass a resolution calling an election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters the proposition of the formation of the district and incurring a bonded debt and issuing and selling bonds, to pay the cost of the improvement or development work, in a sum…