The following Harbor Pilots Departmental forms can be obtained at www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/ or by contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0790, (850)487-1395:

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    (1) Any person applying to take the State Pilot License, Deputy Pilot Certification, Cross-Licensed Deputy Pilot Certification by Examination shall submit a completed Form DBPR BOPC 1, Application for Harbor Pilot Examination, effective November 2022, adopted and incorporated by reference, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14848.
    (2) Any licensee requesting to change their address or personal name, or request for renewal shall submit a completed Form DBPR BOPC 2, Maintenance Form, effective November 2022, adopted and incorporated by reference, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14849.
    (3) Any licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot who is involved in a collision, grounding, stranding, or other marine peril shall submit a completed form DBPR BOPC 3, Marine Incident Report, effective August 2023, adopted and incorporated by reference, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15808.
Rulemaking Authority 455.203, 455.213, 455.217, 310.091, 310.102, 310.111 FS. Law Implemented 310.071, 310.073, 310.075, 310.121, 310.091, 310.102, 310.111, 559.79 FS. History-New 12-5-22, Amended 9-17-23.