South Carolina § 54-15-270 - Pilot requirements for vessels entering ports.
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§ 54-15-270. Pilot requirements for vessels entering ports.
All vessels entering into the pilotage area of a port for the purpose of entering the port, except United States vessels engaged in coastwise trade having on board a pilot licensed by the United States Coast Guard for that area and United States vessels under one hundred net registered tons, are required to receive on board for entering into, departing from, or shifting within the port, an amply licensed pilot offering to board.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 56-1427; 1952 Code SECTION 56-1432; 1942 Code SECTION 6701; 1932 Code SECTION 6701; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3599; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2489; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1633; G. S. 1272; R. S. 1373; 1878 (16) 419; 1902 (23) 1024; 1958 (50) 1624; 1991 Act No. 56, SECTION 8; 2006 Act No. 237, SECTION 1, eff March 17, 2006.
Effect of Amendment
The 2006 amendment made a nonsubstantive language change.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-15-270 ("Pilot requirements for vessels entering ports.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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