Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-18 – Vessels required to take a pilot
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-18
- Director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
- Pilot: means a state pilot licensed pursuant to this chapter as a port pilot or a deputy port pilot. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
- Pilotage waters: means the waters of this State covered by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
Every vessel, other than an exempt vessel, entering or departing from any port in or traversing the waters of the State designated as pilotage waters shall employ a pilot licensed under this chapter; provided that a vessel declared by the director of transportation to be in immediate danger of destruction or which poses an immediate hazard to public safety by its presence in the harbor may be moved without a pilot when a pilot is not immediately available.