Chapter 310 — Chapter 310
29 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 310.001 Purpose
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The Legislature recognizes that the waters, harbors, and ports of the state are important resources, and it is deemed necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare to provide laws regulating the piloting of vessels utilizing the navigable waters of the state in …
Fla. Stat. § 310.0015 Piloting regulation; general provisions
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(1) Piloting is an essential service of such paramount importance that its continued existence must be secured by the state and may not be left open to market forces.(2) Because safety is the primary objective in the regulation of piloting by the state and because of the signific…
Fla. Stat. § 310.002 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) “Vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.(2) “Pilot” means a licensed state pilot or a …
Fla. Stat. § 310.011 Board of Pilot Commissioners
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(1) A board is established within the Division of Professions of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to be known as the Board of Pilot Commissioners. The board shall be composed of 10 members, to be appointed by the Governor, as follows: five members shall be l…
Fla. Stat. § 310.032 Oath of members of the board
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Immediately, and before entering upon the duties of said office, the members of the board shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall file the same with the Department of State; there shall thereupon issue to said member a certificate of his or her appointment.
Fla. Stat. § 310.042 Organization of board; meetings
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(1) Immediately after the appointment and qualification of its members, the board shall meet and organize. Said board shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair from its membership. Members, while attending official board meetings, shall receive per diem and mileage, as specif…
Fla. Stat. § 310.051 Personnel; employment
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(1) The department may appoint or employ such personnel as may be necessary to assist the department and the board in doing and performing any and all of the powers, duties, and obligations set forth in this chapter. Such personnel need not be licensed state pilots or members of …
Fla. Stat. § 310.061 State pilots; number; cross licensing
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The board shall determine the number of pilots based on the supply and demand for piloting services and the public interest in maintaining efficient and safe piloting services. Based on the economic conditions of the port, the board may adopt rules authorizing cross licensing bet…
Fla. Stat. § 310.071 Deputy pilot certification
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(1) In addition to meeting other requirements specified in this chapter, each applicant for certification as a deputy pilot must:(a) Be at least 21 years of age, as evidenced by a copy of a birth certificate or other legal proof of age.(b) Have successfully completed 12 years of …
Fla. Stat. § 310.073 State pilot licensing
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In addition to meeting other requirements specified in this chapter, each applicant for license as a state pilot must:(1) Be at least 21 years of age, as evidenced by a copy of a birth certificate or other legal proof of age.(2) Have successfully completed 12 years of formal educ…
Fla. Stat. § 310.075 Deputy pilot training program
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The licensed state pilots in each port shall submit to the board for its approval a deputy pilot training program of not less than 2 years’ duration, applicable to all deputy pilots appointed to serve at such port. The following requirements constitute the parameters within which…
Fla. Stat. § 310.081 Department to examine and license state pilots and certificate deputy pilots; vacancies
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(1) The department shall examine persons who file application as state pilot in all matters pertaining to the management of vessels and in regard to their knowledge of the channels, waters, harbors, and port where they wish to serve, and, if upon examination to determine proficie…
Fla. Stat. § 310.091 Powers of the department
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In addition to all other powers conferred by this chapter, the department shall have the following powers:(1) To issue a license as a state pilot or a certificate as a deputy pilot to a qualified applicant who passes the examination conducted by the department.(2) In the course o…
Fla. Stat. § 310.101 Grounds for disciplinary action by the board
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(1) Any act of misconduct, inattention to duty, negligence, or incompetence; any willful violation of any law or rule, including the rules of the road, applicable to a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot; or any failure to exercise that care which a reasonable and p…
Fla. Stat. § 310.102 Treatment programs for impaired pilots and deputy pilots
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(1) The department shall designate approved treatment programs for impaired pilots and deputy pilots under this section. The department may set forth appropriate criteria for approval of treatment providers.(2) The department shall retain one or more impaired practitioner consult…
Fla. Stat. § 310.111 Marine incident reports
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Each collision, grounding, stranding, or other marine peril sustained or caused by a vessel on which there was employed a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot shall be reported to the office of the board or the piloting consultant within 48 hours of the occurrence. I…
Fla. Stat. § 310.1112 Motor vehicle reports
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Each licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot shall have a duty to report within 48 hours any jurisdiction’s revocation or suspension of, or any action against, that pilot’s or deputy pilot’s license to operate a motor vehicle under circumstances involving alcohol or dru…
Fla. Stat. § 310.1115 Bridge electronic navigation protection equipment; duty of pilot
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(1) When a piloted vessel passes under a bridge located in a harbor, in the approaches to a harbor, or in a river, and when electronic navigation protection equipment is available, it is the duty of the pilot or certificated deputy pilot on board to use the electronic navigation …
Fla. Stat. § 310.121 Application, examination, and biennial fees
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(1) The department shall, in accordance with rules set by the board, assess and collect the following fees:(a) A fee not to exceed $300 for each application for licensure as a state pilot or certification as a deputy pilot. This fee shall be nonrefundable.(b) A fee not to exceed …
Fla. Stat. § 310.131 Assessment of percentage of gross pilotage
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The department shall assess the licensed state pilots in the respective ports of the state a percentage of the gross amount of pilotage earned by such pilots during each year, which percentage will be established by the board not to exceed 2 percent, to be paid into the Professio…
Fla. Stat. § 310.141 Vessels subject to pilotage
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(1) All vessels shall have a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot on board to direct the movements of the vessel when entering or leaving ports of this state or when underway upon the navigable waters of the bays, rivers, harbors, and ports of this state, except:(a) …
Fla. Stat. § 310.142 Pilotage at St. Marys Entrance
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The board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Board of Pilotage Commissioners for the corporate authority of St. Marys, Georgia, for reciprocal pilotage of vessels in the boundary waters and tributaries of St. Marys Entrance.
Fla. Stat. § 310.146 Exemptions from pilotage
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(1) United States vessels are exempted from the provisions of this chapter while transiting a private channel built, marked, maintained, and controlled for one-way traffic by a public utility for the sole purpose of servicing that facility and while under the control of a validly…
Fla. Stat. § 310.151 Rates of pilotage; Pilotage Rate Review Committee
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(1)(a) As used in this section, the term:1. “Committee” means the Pilotage Rate Review Committee established under this section as part of the Board of Pilot Commissioners.2. “Board” means the Board of Pilot Commissioners.(b) To carry out the provisions of this section, the Pilot…
Fla. Stat. § 310.161 Piloting without a license; penalties
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(1) Any individual who is not a licensed state pilot or a certificated deputy pilot, and who directs the movement of a vessel on which a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot is required is guilty of piloting without a license. Any person piloting without a license is…
Fla. Stat. § 310.171 Pilots may incorporate themselves
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Any one or more licensed state pilots may incorporate in the manner provided under part I of chapter 607 or chapter 621.
Fla. Stat. § 310.181 Corporate powers
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All the rights, powers, and liabilities conferred or imposed by the laws of Florida relating to corporations for profit organized under part I of chapter 607 or under former chapter 608 before January 1, 1976, or to corporations organized under chapter 621 apply to corporations o…
Fla. Stat. § 310.183 Immediate inactivation of license or certificate for certain violations
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The department shall issue an emergency order placing on inactive status, for a period not to exceed 15 days, the license of any pilot or certificate of any deputy pilot who, while providing piloting services, is involved in a marine incident that results in the death of a human …
Fla. Stat. § 310.185 Rulemaking
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(1) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.(2) The secretary of the department is deemed to be a person substantially affected by a rule or proposed rule for the purpose of seeking an administrative…