Georgia § 52-6-53 - Compulsory retirement of pilots.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 52-6-53 — Compulsory retirement of pilots., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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).
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