Title HNC, California Harb. & Nav. Code

A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the district, except that …

On or before June 15 of each year, the district board shall estimate and determine the amount of money required by the harbor district and shall adopt a preliminary budget which shall be divided into the following main classes: (a) Ordinary annual expenses. (b) Capital outlay and…

On or before June 15 of each year, the board shall publish a notice pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code throughout the district stating both of the following: (a) That the preliminary budget has been adopted and is available at a time and at a place within the distric…

At the time and place designated in the published notice for the meeting, any taxpayer may appear and be heard regarding the increase, decrease or omission of any item in the budget or for the inclusion of additional items. The hearing on the budget may be continued from time to …

The district board shall report the final budget to the board of supervisors after the budget hearing but not later than the first day of August each year after making any changes in the preliminary budget it deems advisable during or after the hearing, including deductions, incr…

The board of supervisors shall at the time of levying the county taxes, levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the district sufficient to meet the amounts set forth in the final budget submitted by the district board; provided, that no taxes shall be levied for any capit…

(a) The district may, in any year, levy assessments, reassessments, or special taxes and issue bonds to finance waterway construction projects and related operations and maintenance, or operations and maintenance projects independent of construction projects in accordance with, a…

(a) The Harbors and Watercraft Commission and its successor, the Navigation and Ocean Development Commission, are continued in existence in the Department of Parks and Recreation and within the Division of Boating and Waterways as the Boating and Waterways Commission, but with on…

The commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members shall have experience and background consistent with the functions of the commission. In making appointments to the commission, the Governor shall g…

Members of the commission may receive a salary for their services in an amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day, up to a maximum of 14 days per year. A member of the commission may also be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses which are incurred in the perfor…

The members of the commission may be removed from office by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misuse of office, or misfeasance in office, in the manner provided by law for the removal of other public officers for like causes. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. …

The commission shall, immediately after the effective date of this section, organize and elect from its members a chairman and a vice chairman who shall serve for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. Annually thereafter, the commission shall elect a chair…

The commission shall adopt a seal. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

No action shall be taken by the commission by less than a majority of its members. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

The Department of General Services shall furnish suitable offices and equipment for the use of the commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

The deputy director shall act as the secretary of the commission. (Amended (as added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 328. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

The division, consistent with Section 82.3, and in furtherance of the public interest and in accordance therewith, shall have only the following duties with respect to the commission: (a) To submit any proposed changes in regulations pertaining to boating functions and responsibi…

The commission shall have the following particular duties and responsibilities: (a) To be fully informed regarding all governmental activities affecting programs administered by the division. (b) To meet at least four times per year at various locations throughout the state to re…

All meetings of the commission shall be open and public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meetings of the commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

All records of the commission shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office hours. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

The mate is the officer next in rank to the master, and in case of the master’s disability the mate becomes the master. By so doing he does not lose any of his rights as mate. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

All persons employed in the navigation of a vessel, or upon a voyage, other than the master and mate, are seamen within the provisions of this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The mate and seamen of a vessel are engaged by the master, and may be discharged by him at any period of the voyage for wilful and persistent disobedience or gross disqualification, but they can not be discharged for other reasons before the termination of the voyage. (Enacted by…

A mate or seaman is not bound to go to sea in a vessel that is not seaworthy. If there is reasonable doubt of its seaworthiness he may refuse to proceed until a proper survey has been had. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

A seaman can not by agreement be deprived of his lien upon the vessel, or of any remedy for the recovery of his wages to which he would otherwise have been entitled. Any agreement, by which he consents to abandon his right to wages in case of the loss of the vessel, or to abandon…

A seaman can not, by special agreement, impair any of his rights, or add to any of his obligations, as defined by law, unless he fully understands the effect of the agreement and receives for it a fair compensation. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Except as otherwise provided by law, the wages of seamen are due when, and so far only as, freightage is earned, unless the loss of freightage is due to the fault of the owner or master. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The right of a mate or seaman to wages and provisions begins either from the time he begins work, or from the time specified in the agreement for his beginning work, or from his presence on board, whichever first happens. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

If a voyage is broken up before departure of the vessel, the seamen shall be paid for the time they have served, and they may retain for their indemnity any advances they may have received. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

When a mate or seaman is wrongfully discharged, or is driven to leave the vessel by the cruelty of the master on the voyage, it is then ended with respect to him, and he may recover his full wages. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

If a vessel is wrecked or lost, a seaman is entitled to his wages up to the time of the loss or wreck, whether freightage has been earned or not, if he exerts himself to the utmost to save the vessel, cargo, and stores. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

A certificate from the master or chief surviving officer of a vessel, to the effect that a seaman exerted himself to the utmost to save the vessel, cargo, and stores, is presumptive evidence of the fact. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

When a mate or seaman is prevented from rendering service by illness or injury, incurred without his fault in the discharge of his duty on the voyage, or by being wrongfully discharged, or by a capture of the vessel, he is entitled to wages notwithstanding. In case of a capture, …

If a mate or seaman becomes sick or disabled during the voyage, without his fault, the expense of furnishing him with suitable medical advice, medicine, attendance, and other provision for his wants, shall be borne by the vessel till the close of the voyage. (Enacted by Stats. 19…

If a mate or seaman dies during the voyage, his personal representatives are entitled to his wages to the time of his death, if he would have been entitled to them had he lived to the end of the voyage. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

A mate or seaman who deserts his vessel without cause, or who is justifiably discharged by the master during the voyage for misconduct, or for a theft of any part of the cargo or appurtenances of the vessel, or for a wilful injury thereto or to the vessel, forfeits all wages due …

A mate or seaman may not, under any pretext, ship goods on his own account without permission from the master. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The board shall appoint and license the number of pilots which is sufficient to carry out the purposes of this division. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1422, Sec. 19.)

In determining the number of pilots needed, pursuant to Section 1170, the board shall take into consideration the findings and declarations in Sections 1100 and 1101, the industry’s current economic trends, fluctuations in the number of vessel calls, the size of vessels, whether …

Before changing the number of pilots which may be licensed pursuant to this division, the board shall conduct a hearing pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1653, S…

(a) The board shall adopt, by regulation, a pilot’s conflict-of-interest code, which shall include, but need not be limited to, a provision specifying that a pilot shall not have any interest in, or derive any income from, any tugboat in operation on Monterey Bay and the Bays of …

(a) The board shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications for obtaining a license as a pilot pursuant to this division, determine who shall have the license, and issue the license. (b) A person possessing a valid state pilot’s license on January 1, 1985, is here…

(a) The board shall adopt, by regulation, licensing standards that equal or exceed standards for obtaining federal endorsements and that conform with and support the state policy specified in Sections 1100 and 1101. (b) The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations that …

(a) There shall be an examination fee to be charged in an amount established by the board to each applicant to the pilot trainee training program who participates in any written or simulator examinations established by the board for the purposes of determining admission to the pi…

Pilots licensed by the board shall be carefully examined as to their qualifications. A license as a pilot shall be granted for a term of 12 months. The license shall be renewed annually unless the board has good cause to withhold renewal pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Sec…

An application for a pilot’s license shall be made in writing to the board, stating such information as the board by rule and regulation may require. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1256.)