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GA Code § 52-6-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-45. Vessels to Be Under Direction and Control of Licensed Pilots; Exemptions; Use of Docking Pilots

  Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, every vessel shall be under the direction and control of a pilot licensed by this state when underway in the bays, rivers, harbors, and ports of this state and the approaches thereto.   The requirement of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to the following vessels:   Vessels exempted by the laws of the United States;   Vessels under 200 gross tons; and   Vessels in distress or jeopardy, except that any such vessel shall take a state licensed pilot as soon as one arrives at the vessel.     Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prohibit a vessel from utilizing the services of a docking pilot in addition to the state licensed pilot required under this chapter during docking and undocking maneuvers with the assistance of one or more tugboats. The commissioners are authorized, consistent with all other requirements of this chapter, to establish by regulation or otherwise the duties, responsibilities, and fees of state licensed pilots when operating with a docking pilot aboard a vessel.    (Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, §§ 5, 6, 8; Civil Code 1895, §§ 1657, 1658, 1660; Civil Code 1910, §§ 1903, 1904, 1906; Code 1933, §§ 80-303, 80-304, 80-310; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 9; Ga. L. 1986, p. 482, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 846, § 8.)
GA Code § 52-6-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-46. Pilotage Fees - Fees for Coastwise Vessels

 Reserved.Repealed by Ga. L. 1995, p. 846, § 9, effective April 19, 1995.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 9.
GA Code § 52-6-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-47. Pilotage Fees - Time of Payment; Security for Payment

 A pilot bringing a vessel into port or a pilot who has tendered his or her services outside the bar to a vessel which is required under this chapter to accept the services of a pilot shall be entitled to the payment of fees for inward, outward, and all other movements of the vessel within the waters of the port, subject to the commissioners' regulations, before the vessel leaves the port and may require the vessel to give adequate security therefor, to be approved by the commissioners, before the vessel leaves the port. If the payment is not made or the security is not given, no pilot shall be required to take the vessel out. The master, owner, or agent of any vessel which is in readiness to leave must, if possible, give notice of that fact to the commissioners at the port in question or to its authorized representative. The acceptance of security for pilotage fees shall in no way affect the lien specified in Code Section 52-6-49, given in case the fees are not paid.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1464; Code 1868, § 1521; Code 1873, § 1515; Code 1882, § 1515; Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, § 7; Civil Code 1895, §§ 1659, 1666; Civil Code 1910, §§ 1905, 1912; Code 1933, §§ 80-305, 80-308; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 12; Ga. L. 1995, p. 846, § 10.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, "commissioners'" was substituted for "Commissioners'" in the first sentence.
GA Code § 52-6-48 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-48. Pilotage Fees - Requests or Demands by Pilots of Fees Different Than Those Fixed by Commissioners

 If any pilot shall ask or demand for his services greater or different fees than those specified in the rates of pilotage fixed by the commissioners, the commissioners shall, on due proof thereof, require him to pay the commissioners double the amount of the fees fixed by the commissioners.   (Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, § 7; Civil Code 1895, § 1659; Civil Code 1910, § 1905; Code 1933, § 80-305; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 12.)
GA Code § 52-6-49 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-49. Liabilities and Penalties for Failure to Take Pilot or Pay Pilotage Fees

  Any vessel that fails to take a pilot required under this chapter or that is operated in violation of any other requirement of this chapter or the regulations adopted by the commissioners under the authority of this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the commissioners in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 per violation. Any vessel assessed such a penalty shall be liable in rem for the payment of the penalty amount.   The owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that fails to take a pilot required under this chapter or who violates any other requirement of this chapter or the regulations adopted by the commissioners under the authority of this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the commissioners in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 per violation.   Any owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or individual in charge of a vessel who knowingly and willfully refuses to take a pilot required under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any vessel and the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or individual in charge of the vessel that fails to take a pilot required under this chapter or that fails to pay the applicable pilotage fee when a pilot has been taken shall be liable to the first pilot who offered pilotage services, in the case of a vessel failing to take a required pilot, or to the pilot who performed the pilotage services, in the case of a vessel taking the pilot but failing to pay the pilotage fee, for the full amount of the applicable pilotage fee. The pilot is given a lien on the vessel and its tackle, apparel, and furniture for the collection of the fees.   The liabilities and penalties provided for in this Code section are cumulative and are in addition to any rights or remedies available to a pilot or pilots, the commissioners, or to the state under any other law.    (Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, § 4; Civil Code 1895, § 1656; Civil Code 1910, § 1902; Code 1933, § 80-302; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 10; Ga. L. 1995, p. 846, § 11.)
GA Code § 52-6-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-50. Fees of Pilots Aiding Vessel in Distress

 Any pilot belonging to any port in this state meeting at sea with any vessel in distress, which is bound to another port within this state, shall, if capable and thereunto required, take charge of and pilot such vessel into such port and shall be paid $10.00 a day for every day he may be aboard such vessel at sea, without the bars, and over and above the usual rate of pilotage; and no other pilot shall interfere with him while he is willing to continue his services.   (Laws 1799, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 36; Code 1863, § 1470; Code 1868, § 1527; Code 1873, § 1521; Code 1882, § 1521; Civil Code 1895, § 1669; Civil Code 1910, § 1915; Code 1933, § 80-312; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 11.)
GA Code § 52-6-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-51. Right of Pilot Boat to One-Third of Inward and Outward Pilotage Fee

 Any pilot boat which places a pilot on board a vessel for the purpose of conducting it into any of the rivers or harbors mentioned in this chapter shall be entitled to one-third of the inward pilotage fee and any pilot boat which takes a pilot off of a vessel shall be entitled to one-third of the outward pilotage fee.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1468; Code 1868, § 1525; Code 1873, § 1519; Code 1882, § 1519; Civil Code 1895, § 1668; Civil Code 1910, § 1914; Code 1933, § 80-311; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 13.)
GA Code § 52-6-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-52. Liability for Detaining Pilots on Vessels

 The owner, master, consignee, or charterer of any vessel who carries any pilot against his consent to any foreign or other port shall be liable to such pilot in an action on the case for the payment of his reasonable expenses and $10.00 a day during his necessary absence, provided the carrying away of the pilot is not owing to his own misconduct or negligence; and, if a pilot is detained on board, wind and weather permitting the vessel to go to sea, the owner, master, consignee, or charterer shall be liable to pay the pilot $10.00 a day for every day he is so detained.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1467; Code 1868, § 1524; Code 1873, § 1518; Code 1882, § 1518; Civil Code 1895, § 1667; Civil Code 1910, § 1913; Code 1933, § 80-309; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 14.)
GA Code § 52-6-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-53. Compulsory Retirement of Pilots

 Pilots for their respective ports shall be honorably retired at age 65 and no pilot who has been so retired shall thereafter be entitled to act as a licensed pilot, provided that no pilot shall be compulsorily retired at age 65 unless there is in effect a pension system for pilots of the port at which he serves.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 7.)   Cross references.   - Age discrimination in employment, § 34-1-2.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Pilot and apprentice age limitations, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, Saint Simons and Saint Andrews Bar, Government of Bar and Harbor Pilotage, Sec. 494-1-1-.08.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Age, Time, and Discrimination," see 53 Ga. L. Rev. 845 (2019).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Discrimination Under Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 10 POF2d 1.   Age as Bona Fide Occupational Qualification Under ADEA, 15 POF2d 481.   Proof of Discrimination Under Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 44 POF3d 79.   Contingent Worker's Protection Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Statutes, 57 POF3d 75.   ALR.   - Mandatory retirement of public officer or employee based on age, 81 A.L.R.3d 811.
GA Code § 52-6-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage|Article 2 - Pilots Generally|§ 52-6-54. Acting as Pilot Without License; Interfering With or Disturbing Licensed Pilot

  Any person who pilots or conducts any vessel underway in the waters of any of the bays, rivers, harbors, or ports of this state or the approaches thereto and who has no authority or license to act as a pilot or has had such authority or license suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any person who interferes with or disturbs a licensed pilot in the performance of his duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code section, any person may assist a vessel in distress which has no pilot on board if such person delivers up the vessel to the first licensed pilot who comes on board and offers to conduct it.    (Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 1653; Penal Code 1895, §§ 647, 648; Ga. L. 1896, p. 85, § 1; Ga. L. 1901, p. 30, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 1899; Penal Code 1910, §§ 687, 688; Ga. L. 1921, p. 103, § 1; Code 1933, § 80-9901; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 846, § 12.)
GA Code § 52-7-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Boat Safety Act."   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 1.)
GA Code § 52-7-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-2. Declaration of Policy

 It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and to promote the uniformity of laws relating thereto.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 2.)
GA Code § 52-7-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-6. Exemptions From Numbering Requirements

 A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under Code Sections 52-7-4 and 52-7-5 if it is:    Not motor propelled; provided, however, that sailboats 12 feet or more in length shall require registration;   Covered by a certificate of number in full force and effect which has been issued to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, provided that such vessel shall not be used on the waters of this state for a period in excess of 60 consecutive days;   From a country other than the United States, provided that such vessel shall not be used on the waters of this state for a period in excess of 60 consecutive days;   A vessel whose owner is the United States, a state, or a subdivision thereof, which vessel is used exclusively in the nonrecreation public service and which is clearly identifiable as such;   A vessel's lifeboat if the boat is used solely for lifesaving purposes; this exemption does not include dinghies, tenders, speedboats, or other types of craft carried aboard vessels and used for other than lifesaving purposes;   A vessel that is used exclusively for racing;   A vessel belonging to a class of boats which has been exempted from numbering by the department after the department has found that:   The numbering of vessels of such class will not materially aid in their identification;   An agency of the federal government has a numbering system applicable to the class of vessel to which the vessel in question belongs; and   The vessel would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the federal law;     Operating temporarily by virtue of evidence that an application for a certificate of number has been submitted within the previous 60 days; or   Used exclusively on privately owned ponds or lakes, except for those licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.    (Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, § 5; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 5; Ga. L. 1981, p. 147, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 52; Ga. L. 1987, p. 567, § 5; Ga. L. 2006, p. 96, § 4/HB 1490; Ga. L. 2013, p. 892, § 2/HB 497.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, the correct spelling of "exclusively" was substituted in paragraph (9).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Servicemen must register their privately-owned boats.   - The Soldiers' and Sailor's Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. § 574, does not apply to Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, § 5 and servicemen, resident and nonresident, must register their privately-owned boats after 60 days. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 30.    Registration of boats is not required when the lake is privately owned  and not open to the general public. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 30.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 12 Am. Jur. 2d, Boats and Boating, § 22.
GA Code § 52-7-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-7. Dealers' Vessels

  Any dealer may obtain certificates of number to be used only for the purpose of testing or demonstrating vessels owned by the dealer. The fee for the first certificate of number issued to any dealer for each vessel classification shall be the same fee as prescribed in subsection (d) of Code Section 52-7-5 and the dealer may then be issued additional certificates of number for testing and demonstrating purposes at a reduced fee as provided by the board. The amount of the reduced fee shall be determined by the board and shall be a reasonable approximation of the cost of producing and distributing the certificates of number and may be changed from time to time.   Dealers shall be authorized to transfer certificates of number issued pursuant to this Code section from one vessel to another vessel in the same classification.   Any dealer desiring certificates of number shall make application for them on standard vessel registration forms which shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating that the applicant is a vessel dealer or manufacturer.   Numbers assigned by such certificates shall be temporarily placed on vessels within the certificate's class range whenever such vessels are being tested or demonstrated and must be plainly marked "DEALER." Such temporary placement of numbers shall be as the board shall provide by regulation.    (Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, § 7; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 7; Ga. L. 2013, p. 892, § 3/HB 497.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 12 Am. Jur. 2d, Boats and Boating, §§ 21, 22.
GA Code § 52-7-7.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-7.1. Hull Identification Numbers Required; Penalty for Violations

  No person shall operate on the waters of this state a vessel manufactured after November 1, 1972, unless the vessel displays an assigned hull identification number as required by the United States Coast Guard or by the issuing authority, except any of those vessels exempted by Code Section 52-7-7.6. The hull identification number shall be carved, burned, stamped, embossed, or otherwise permanently affixed to the outboard side of the transom or the starboard side within two feet of the transom above the waterline in accordance with federal law or as directed by the issuing authority.   No person shall operate on the waters of this state a vessel that was manufactured before November 1, 1972, for which an issuing authority has issued a hull identification number unless the hull identification number is clearly displayed on the hull of the vessel as described in subsection (a) of this Code section.   No person shall destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface the hull identification number, or any plate or decal bearing such number, of any vessel, except to make necessary repairs that require the removal of the HIN. Immediately upon completion of any repairs requiring the destruction, removal, alteration, covering, or defacing of a vessel's HIN, the person shall reaffix the hull identification number to the vessel in accordance with federal law or shall apply for a replacement hull identification number from the department.   No person shall assign the same hull identification number to more than one vessel.   Any person who willfully violates subsection (c) or (d) of this Code section with intent to misrepresent the identity of a vessel so as to convert or defraud shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $5,000.00, by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.     (Code 1981, §52-7-7.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 96, § 5/HB 1490.)
GA Code § 52-7-7.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-7.2. Display of Hull Identification Numbers on New Vessels

 Each vessel manufactured or built after April 14, 2006, for sale in this state shall have a hull identification number displayed prior to sale or delivery for sale in accordance with federal law and this article. The hull identification number shall not be altered or replaced by the manufacturer or manufacturer's representative for the purpose of upgrading the model year of a vessel after being offered for sale or delivered to any dealer.    (Code 1981, §52-7-7.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 96, § 5/HB 1490.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, "April 14, 2006," was substituted for "the effective date of this Code section" in the first sentence.
GA Code § 52-7-7.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-7.3. Seizure of Vessels Without Hull Identification Numbers; Seizure of Related Property; Inspections

  If the hull identification number on a vessel required by Code Section 52-7-7.1 or 52-7-7.2 to have a hull identification number does not exist or has been altered, removed, destroyed, covered, or defaced or the real identity of the vessel cannot be determined, the vessel, and any items used while towing such vessel, may be seized as contraband by a law enforcement agency or the department and shall be subject to forfeiture in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 16 of Title 9.   A vessel described in subsection (a) of this Code section shall not be sold or operated on the waters of the state unless the department:   Receives a request from a law enforcement agency providing adequate documentation for a replacement hull identification number; or   Is directed by written order of a court of competent jurisdiction to issue to the vessel a replacement hull identification number.     The failure to have the hull identification number clearly displayed in compliance with this article shall be probable cause for any law enforcement officer to make further inspection of the vessel in question to ascertain the true identity thereof.   Prior to the vessel being sold or returned to the owner or otherwise disposed of, the department shall assign it a new hull identification number in accordance with federal law.     (Code 1981, §52-7-7.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 96, § 5/HB 1490; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-30/HB 233.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2015).
GA Code § 52-7-7.4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 52-7-7.4. Property Not Subject to Replevin; Report by Law Enforcement Agency of Seizure of Property; Procedures

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-31/HB 233, effective July 1, 2015.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 52-7-7.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 96, § 5/HB 1490.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 repeal of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2015).