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AL Code § 33-3-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 3 - Harbor Masters.|Section 33-3-1 - Police and Supervisory Duties of State Port Authority.

Section 33-3-1Police and supervisory duties of State Port Authority. It is hereby made the duty of the Alabama State Port Authority to police and maintain general supervision of the harbor and Port of Mobile, as such harbor lines may be established by the authority from time to time, and of all vessels in and about the same; to coordinate with federal, state, and local government officials for the protection of all shipping while in the harbor and port from fires, snags, obstructions, collisions with rafts, barges, and all other watercraft; to facilitate the movement of all vessels and other watercraft into and out of the harbor and port and from point to point therein having due regard to the conformation of, and conditions surrounding the harbor, which shall include that portion of the waters extending from just north of Buoys 7 and 8 as presently located, but more precisely being located at Latitude 30° 09.9' N, Longitude 88° 03.1' W to the north, and including the Theodore Industrial Canal, the Mobile River in the dredged channel, and the Port of Mobile and the Port of Chickasaw, and all dredged channels leading thereto, and such other boundary lines as may be established by the authority. Provided, however, the regulation of shifting vessels by the Harbor Master and deputy harbor masters, by and through duly licensed harbor pilots, who shall actually shift all such vessels, shall be limited to shifting of vessels within the Mobile inner harbor, which is defined as running from a point in the Mobile ship channel in the vicinity of Beacon 74 as presently located, but more precisely being located, at Latitude 30° 37.1'N, Longitude 88° 01.90'W northwardly to the Port of Chickasaw and its tributaries. (Acts 1935, No. 167, p. 225, §1; Code 1940, T. 38, §98; Act 2009-457, p. 795, §1.)
AL Code § 33-3-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 3 - Harbor Masters.|Section 33-3-2 - Powers to Regulate Anchorage, Etc.

Section 33-3-2Powers to regulate anchorage, etc. The Alabama State Port Authority through its Harbor Master and deputy harbor masters shall have full power to regulate shifting, removal, anchorage, berthage, and moorage, and the position of all vessels, rafts, and other watercraft while in the harbor and port, as defined in this chapter, and their movements into and out thereof, and to require vessels to accommodate other vessels as the circumstances warrant, and as the general convenience, safety, and good order may require, with the actual shifting of such vessels to be performed by duly licensed harbor pilots only within the limits of the Mobile inner harbor as defined in Section 33-3-1. (Acts 1935, No. 167, p. 225, §2; Code 1940, T. 38, §99; Act 2009-457, p. 795, §1.)
AL Code § 33-3-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 3 - Harbor Masters.|Section 33-3-3 - Fees and Charges.

Section 33-3-3Fees and charges. For the purpose of meeting the expense attendant upon the general and special supervision of the harbor and Port of Mobile and the performance of the duties and service required by this chapter, and by the rules and regulations herein authorized, and of similar duties relating to the supervision of the harbor and port required by other statutory provisions, the fees and charges, general and special, as may be fixed and determined by the Alabama State Port Authority, are hereby imposed against all owners, charterers, or persons in possession, to be collected by the port authority on vessels using the harbor as defined in this chapter. The port authority is authorized and empowered to collect such fees and charges by any appropriate proceedings in personam or in rem, when authorized by the Director or the Board of Directors of the Alabama State Port Authority. The Alabama State Port Authority is authorized to make such reasonable changes in such charges, or any of them, by raising or lowering them as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, and to lower the same as may be necessary to protect the port from discrimination at other ports. (Acts 1935, No. 167, p. 225, §6; Code 1940, T. 38, §102; Act 2009-457, p. 795, §1.)
AL Code § 33-3-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 3 - Harbor Masters.|Section 33-3-4 - Harbor Master and Deputy Harbor Masters - Appointment; Duties.

Section 33-3-4Harbor Master and deputy harbor masters - Appointment; duties. The Director of the Alabama State Port Authority shall appoint a Harbor Master and may appoint up to three deputy harbor masters. It shall be the duty of the Harbor Master with the assistance of his or her deputy harbor masters, subject to the supervision of the Alabama State Port Authority, to perform all the duties and render all the services imposed upon the port authority by this chapter and all similar duties and services pertaining to the harbor and port required by other laws to be done and performed by the port authority, and, subject to such supervision, to enforce all rules and regulations promulgated by the port authority pursuant to its police powers and its powers to maintain a general and special supervision over the harbor and port and all vessels and other watercraft in or about the harbor or port as set forth in this chapter or any other laws pertaining thereto. The Harbor Master, acting on behalf of the Alabama State Port Authority, may contract with such harbor pilots as the Harbor Master may deem appropriate; provided, however, the Harbor Master shall not contract with any person to serve as a harbor pilot unless such person holds a federal license for Mobile Bay and its tributaries and also a state license issued by the Alabama State Port Authority. (Acts 1935, No. 167, p. 225, §3; Code 1940, T. 38, §100; Act 2009-457, p. 795, §1.)
AL Code § 33-3-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 3 - Harbor Masters.|Section 33-3-5 - Harbor Master and Deputy Harbor Masters - Removal; Bond; Boarding of Vessels; Records; Additional Appointments.

Section 33-3-5Harbor Master and deputy harbor masters - Removal; bond; boarding of vessels; records; additional appointments. The Harbor Master and his or her deputy harbor masters shall be subject to removal by the director for cause. Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, they shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Director, in amounts to be fixed by the director of the Alabama State Port Authority, for the faithful performance of their duties. The Harbor Master in person or by a deputy harbor master shall have the authority, but not the obligation, to board each vessel entering the harbor, as defined in this chapter, to the limits of the jurisdiction of the Alabama State Port Authority to satisfy himself or herself that such vessel is complying with the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the harbor and port and to obtain data for his or her record; and he or she shall keep a record of all vessels, barges, and tugboats arriving and sailing from port in foreign and coastwise trade. All vacancies as may occur shall be filled by the director, and he or she may appoint such other deputies as the business of the port may require, after examination as to their qualifications. They are to be appointed on probation for a period of 90 days, and thereafter, if found to be competent they shall become full-time employees upon their giving bond as may be required by the director. The Harbor Master and deputy harbor masters shall be subject to call at any time, day or night, to perform any duties required of them, weather conditions permitting. (Acts 1935, No. 167, p. 225, §4; Code 1940, T. 38, §101; Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123, §1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190, §1; Act 2009-457, p. 795, §1.)
AL Code § 33-3-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 3 - Harbor Masters.|Section 33-3-6 - Harbor Master and Deputy Harbor Masters - Performance of Duties by Those Not Qualified and Appointed.

Section 33-3-6Harbor Master and deputy harbor masters - Performance of duties by those not qualified and appointed. Any person who shall perform the duties of a Harbor Master or a deputy harbor master or a harbor pilot without being qualified and appointed as provided by law to perform such duties shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Code 1907, §7812; Code 1923, §5538; Code 1940, T. 38, §103; Act 2009-457, p. 795, §1.)
AL Code § 33-4A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-1 - Applicability.

Section 33-4A-1Applicability. This chapter shall only apply to Class 2 municipalities.  (Act 2019-162, §1.)
AL Code § 33-4A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-2 - Creation; Composition; Powers and Duties; Quorum.

Section 33-4A-2Creation; composition; powers and duties; quorum. (a) There shall be a board of pilotage commissioners in each Class 2 municipality, to be known as the State Pilotage Commission. The commission shall consist of three voting members. One voting member shall be engaged in a local maritime business, one voting member shall be an active bar pilot, licensed and branched by the State Pilotage Commission, and one voting member shall be a member of the local business or professional community. (b) The State Pilotage Commission shall have the powers and duties as are prescribed in this chapter and as may hereafter be prescribed by law. (c) A quorum for the transaction of commission business shall be two voting members of the commission. (Act 2019-162, §2.)
AL Code § 33-4A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-3 - Qualifications of Commissioners.

Section 33-4A-3Qualifications of commissioners. All of the members of the commission, at the time of their appointment and during their respective terms of office, shall be citizens of the United States and qualified electors of the State of Alabama. (Act 2019-162, §3.)
AL Code § 33-4A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-4 - Appointment; Terms; Expenses.

Section 33-4A-4Appointment; terms; expenses. The initial appointees to the commission shall be the members of the State Pilotage Commission appointed by the Governor pursuant to the Code of Alabama 1975, as it existed prior to the enactment of this chapter, and holding office at the time of the enactment of this chapter. Thereafter, at the expiration of the respective terms, the Governor shall appoint the commissioners to hold office for six years from the dates of the expiration of their respective commissions. Commission members shall serve until their successors are appointed. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but all traveling expenses incurred by the commissioners in the performance of their duties shall be paid out of funds in the treasury of the commission. (Act 2019-162, §4.)
AL Code § 33-4A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-5 - Bond of Commissioners.

Section 33-4A-5Bond of commissioners. Before entering upon the duties of their office, the commissioners shall execute a bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), for the faithful performance of the duties of the office. (Act 2019-162, §5.)
AL Code § 33-4A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-6 - Chair; Acting Chair.

Section 33-4A-6Chair; acting chair. The commissioners shall elect a chair to preside at its meetings who shall not be the bar pilot commission member. It shall be the duty of the chair to supervise the official conduct of all the officers and employees of the commission. The chair may administer official oaths to the officers and employees of the commission, except the other commissioners, and to all other persons in relation to the business of the commission. In the absence of the chair, the remaining commissioners shall select from their number an acting chair to hold office during the absence of the chair. The acting chair shall have all the power and authority possessed by the chair. (Act 2019-162, §6.)
AL Code § 33-4A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-7 - Secretary.

Section 33-4A-7Secretary. The commission may employ a secretary who shall not be a member of the commission and who shall be paid an annual salary set by the commission. Before entering upon the duties of office, the secretary shall execute a bond in the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000), for the faithful performance of the duties of the office. The secretary shall safely keep and be responsible for all moneys paid into the office of the commission and for all books and papers of the commission and attend the meetings and keep a record of their proceedings and of the names of the commissioners present at the meetings. The secretary shall keep an account of all moneys received and paid, and once every three months prepare a statement showing all moneys received and paid for during the preceding three months and the source from which the moneys were received and the purpose for which they were paid. A copy of the statement shall be given to each of the commissioners. All moneys collected shall be deposited in a bank or banks designated by the commission and drawn out by check signed by the chair and secretary of the commission.  (Act 2019-162, §7.)
AL Code § 33-4A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-8 - Audits; Exemption From Sunset Law.

Section 33-4A-8Audits; exemption from Sunset Law.  (a) The commission shall have a financial and compliance audit performed each year and supply a copy of the audit to the Alabama State Port Authority and the Alabama Department of Commerce. In addition, an audit may be requested at any time by the Alabama State Port Authority or the Alabama Department of Commerce. (b) The commission created in this chapter shall be specifically excluded from Chapter 20 of Title 41, the Alabama Sunset Law. (Act 2019-162, §8.)
AL Code § 33-4A-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-9 - Meetings.

Section 33-4A-9Meetings. The commissioners shall meet at least once every three months at the time and place selected by the commission. (Act 2019-162, §9.)
AL Code § 33-4A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-10 - Vacancies.

Section 33-4A-10Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs from any cause in the office of a commissioner before the expiration of his or her current term, a successor must be appointed by the Governor and hold office only for the unexpired portion of the term. (Act 2019-162, §10.)
AL Code § 33-4A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-11 - Jurisdiction of Commission - Territorial.

Section 33-4A-11Jurisdiction of commission - Territorial. The jurisdiction of the commission under this chapter shall extend over all vessels and pilots using the waterways of Mobile Bay and its rivers intending to enter or exit the Port of Mobile, its facilities, and affiliated regulated entities of the port. (Act 2019-162, §11.)
AL Code § 33-4A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-12 - Jurisdiction of Commission - Harbor Masters.

Section 33-4A-12Jurisdiction of commission - Harbor masters. The commission shall not have jurisdiction over harbor masters or deputy masters in any harbor or seaport in the Port of Mobile. (Act 2019-162, §12.)
AL Code § 33-4A-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-13 - Rulemaking Authority.

Section 33-4A-13 Rulemaking authority. The commission shall have the power and authority to make all necessary rules and regulations regulating the piloting of ships and all watercrafts into and out of any harbor or seaport in the Port of Mobile. The commission shall also have the power and authority to require evidence of the physical and mental fitness of any active bar pilot at any time and to make rules and regulations regarding the physical and mental capacity and fitness of the active bar pilots. (Act 2019-162, §13.)
AL Code § 33-4A-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-14 - Civil Actions to Recover Forfeitures.

Section 33-4A-14Civil actions to recover forfeitures. The commissioners, in their own names as commissioners or in that of their chair, may bring a civil action for and recover any forfeiture accruing under this chapter not otherwise specifically appropriated. (Act 2019-162, §14.)
AL Code § 33-4A-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-15 - Recordkeeping.

Section 33-4A-15Recordkeeping. The commissioners shall preserve a record of their acts and of the rules and regulations adopted by them for the direction and government of pilots. They shall also preserve upon record a list of all persons appointed pilots by them, and of those whom they may declare to have forfeited their licenses. The records of the commission are public records and subject to inspection.  (Act 2019-162, §15.)
AL Code § 33-4A-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-16 - Number of Pilots; Qualifications.

Section 33-4A-16Number of pilots; qualifications. (a) At no time shall there exist more apprentices or pilots than are reasonably necessary to meet the requirements of commerce. The number of apprentices and pilots shall be determined by the commission. (b) The commission shall be the sole judge of the seniority and statutory qualifications of applicants to be apprenticed and branched. (Act 2019-162, §16.)
AL Code § 33-4A-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-17 - Register of Applicants for Apprenticeship; Seniority; Statutory Requirements.

Section 33-4A-17Register of applicants for apprenticeship; seniority; statutory requirements. (a) In order to prevent delays in the apprenticeship and branching of bar pilots, the commission, when necessary, shall maintain a register of applicants containing no more than nine applicants for apprenticeship who must be not less than 21 years of age. (b) All pending and future applicants for apprenticeship from the register of applicants shall be considered by the commission for apprenticeship in order of their seniority as determined by the commission from time to time at its sole discretion, which shall be based upon each applicant's professionalism, maturity and readiness, the date of completion of all requirements to be a bar pilot except apprenticeship, application to be a pilot, passage of the commission's written examination and branch, and the compliance with subsections (c) and (d). (c) No person may commence an apprenticeship unless the commission finds that the applicant meets all statutory requirements for apprenticeship required by subsection (b) and there is a need for an apprentice. (d) In order to complete the apprenticeship, an apprentice shall make, to the satisfaction of the commission, at least 100 round trips with a branched pilot on vessels in Mobile Bay which are subject to the statutory requirement of compulsory pilotage. (Act 2019-162, §17.)
AL Code § 33-4A-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-18 - Selection of Apprentices.

Section 33-4A-18Selection of apprentices. All apprentices, before becoming eligible for service as apprentices, shall be selected and approved by the commission. (Act 2019-162, §18.)
AL Code § 33-4A-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-19 - Discharge of Apprentice; Appeal.

Section 33-4A-19Discharge of apprentice; appeal. A Mobile Bay or bar pilot apprentice may not be discharged except for cause, and any apprentice or boatkeeper so discharged may appeal the discharge to the commission, and if the commission, upon an investigation, finds that the discharge was without sufficient cause, the commission may annul the discharge and reinstate the apprentice. (Act 2019-162, §19.)
AL Code § 33-4A-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.|Chapter 4A - State Pilotage Commission.|Section 33-4A-20 - Branching or Licensing Criteria.

Section 33-4A-20Branching or licensing criteria. To be eligible to be branched or licensed as the next bar pilot, a person shall meet all of the following criteria at the time of branching or licensing:  (1) The person shall be the senior apprentice, with seniority to be determined by date of satisfactory completion of all of the following requirements to be a bar pilot except the written examination given by the commission. (2) The person shall be a citizen of the United States of America or legally present in this state. (3) The person shall be of good moral character. (4) The person shall have completed satisfactorily all requirements of the apprenticeship. (5) The person shall be a graduate of a four-year college or university accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or have a bachelor of science degree from a nationally recognized maritime academy. (6) The person shall hold and have the following current United States Coast Guard licenses and experience:  a. Either of the following: 1. An unlimited second mate of oceans license with at least one year's experience as second mate. 2. A master license of freight or motor vessel of 1,600 gross tons with one year's experience as master of vessels of at least 150 gross tons. b. Either of the following: 1. Three years' experience in a deck department capacity on one or more vessels navigating the Mobile ship channel. 2. Three years' experience at sea in a deck department capacity on oceangoing vessels of 1,600 gross tons or over. c. A first class federal pilot license for the Mobile and Theodore ship channels. (7) The person shall have been employed in a deck department capacity on steam or motor vessels navigating either inland waters or oceans for a majority of the last five years. (8) The person shall demonstrate, if required by the commission to do so, sufficient evidence of satisfactory experience in the safe navigation and handling of vessels, successful completion of a training program officially recognized by the State Pilotage Commission and bar pilots. (9) The person shall pass a written test administered by the commission. (Act 2019-162, §20.)