Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G14 - Board of Pilot Commissioners › Chapter 61G14-15 - DUTIES, SAFETY GUIDELINES, BOARDING AND DISEMBARKING › Section 61G14-15.004 - Boarding and Disembarking

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except
				when subsection (2) applies, pilots shall board inbound vessels before or at
				the time they cross the Territorial Sea Line of Demarcation and disembark from
				outbound vessels at or after the time they cross such line; or, board and
				disembark vessels at the traditional pilot station, as approved by the Board
				and specifically listed below:
(a) Fernandina:
				Pilots board and disembark vessels drawing more than 23 feet off St. Mary's
				Entrance Lighted Buoy "STM" in the vicinity of Latitude 30º 42.9' N,
				Longitude 81º 14.6' W. Vessels drawing 23 feet or less should remain north
				of the entrance channel and shall be boarded and disembarked from in the
				vicinity of St. Mary's Entrance Lighted Bouy 6 in the vicinity of Latitude
				30º 42.8' N, Longitude 081º 20.0' W.
(b) Jacksonville: For vessels drawing over 40
				feet and up to 47 feet, pilots board and disembark in the vicinity of Latitude
				30º 21' 53'' N, Longitude 081º 10' 32'' W (Area A). For vessels
				drawing over 40 feet and less, pilots board and disembark in the vicinity of
				Latitude 30º 23' 35'' N, Longitude 081º 19' 8'' W (Area B).
(c) Port Canaveral: Pilots board inbound
				vessels one mile southeast of Approach Channel Lighted Bouys 3 and 4; however,
				deep draft vessels and large cruise ships are boarded from one and a half to
				two miles southeast of Approach Channel Lighted Bouys 3 and 4. Pilots disembark
				outbound vessels in the vicinity of Approach Channel Lighted Bouys 7 and 8 to
				Lighted Bouys 5 and 6; however, pilots disembark large or deep draft vessels
				after Approach Channel lighted Bouys 3 and 4 are passed outbound.
(d) Fort Pierce: Pilots board and disembark
				off the sea buoy in the vicinity of 27º 28.6' N 80º 15.4'
				W.
(e) Port of Palm Beach: Pilots
				board and disembark off the sea buoy in the vicinity of 26º 46.3' N
				80º 00.6' W.
(f) Port
				Everglades: Pilots board and disembark off the sea buoy in the vicinity of
				26º 05.5' N 80º 04.8' W.
(g) Miami: Pilots board vessels seaward off
				the sea buoy in the vicinity of 25º 46.1' N 80º 05.0' W. They leave
				outbound vessels after clearing channel buoys #2 and #3 in the vicinity of
				25º 45.8' N 80º 05.9' W.
(h) Key West: Pilots board vessels in
				position Latitude 24º 25.5' N, Longitude 81º 48.0' W, approximately 2
				nautical miles south of Key West Entrance Lighted Whistle Bouy KW, or in
				position Latitude 24º 41.0' N, Longitude 81º 55.0' W, approximately 2
				nautical miles north of the Key West Northwest Channel Entrance Lighted Bell
				Buoy in the vicinity of 24º 38.8' N 81º 54.0' W. Pilots disembark
				vessels in the vicinity of the Entrance Bouys.
(i) Fort Myers: Pilots board and disembark
				vessels off San Carlos Bay Light #1 in the vicinity of 26º 25.1' N
				81º 57.5' W.
(j) Boca Grande:
				Pilots board and disembark vessels off the Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy #2 in the
				vicinity of 26º 39.8' N 82º 19.6' W.
(k) Tampa: In Egmont Channel, pilots normally
				board and disembark vessels between buoys #11 and #13 in the vicinity of
				27º 36.5' N 82º 49.7' W and upon request will board and disembark off
				the sea buoy in the vicinity of 27º 35.3' N 83º 00.7' W. When
				entering by Southwest Channel pilots board off Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy #1 in
				the vicinity of 27º 32' N 82º 48.2' W.
(l) Port St. Joe: At this time a pilot
				station is not maintained at Port St. Joe. Vessels are required to proceed to
				the Port of Panama City and use the boarding and disembarking points provided
				for that port. Any boarding and disembarking off the Port St. Joe entrance
				channel will be by prior arrangement.
(m) Panama City: Pilots board vessels off the
				sea bouy in the vicinity of 30º 05' N 085º 46.4' W and disembark
				vessels after clearing channel bouys #1 and #2.
(n) Pensacola: Pilots board and disembark
				vessels seaward of Pensacola Bay Entrance Lighted Gong Buoy #1 in the vicinity
				of 30º 16' N 87º 17.4' W.