Boats used for pilotage; identification.

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All boats used for pilotage at Charleston, Port Royal, and Georgetown shall be used exclusively for pilotage, except that the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage may grant temporary permission for those other uses as they deem appropriate. To establish their identity, all pilot boats shall fly the international code flag P by day and regulation pilot boat lights by night.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1419; 1952 Code Section 56-1421; 1942 Code Section 6707; 1932 Code Section 6707; Civ. C. '22 Section 3605; Civ. C. '12 Section 2495; Civ. C. '02 Section 1639; G. S. 1278; R. S. 1379; 1878 (16) 421; 1958 (50) 1624; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006.

Effect of Amendment

The 2006 amendment added ", Port Royal, and Georgetown" and substituted "South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage" for "Commissioners of Pilotage for the port of Charleston".


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