Cal. HNC § 1170.1
This is the official text of Cal. HNC § 1170.1, part of California’s Harbors and Navigation Code — regulates ports, harbors, and boating.
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Official statutory text
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 the need for pilotage is increasing or decreasing, and the 1986 manpower study adopted by the board.
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