Harbors and Navigation Code section 1171

(a)

The board shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications for obtaining a license as a pilot pursuant to this division, determine who shall have the license, and issue the license.

(b)

A person possessing a valid state pilot’s license on January 1, 1985, is hereby licensed as if the license was granted by the board.

Source: Section 1171, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=1171.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2012; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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