North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 76A Navigation and Pilotage Commissions

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-1. Commission established; powers generally
In consideration of the requirement for the safe and expeditious movement of waterborne commerce on the navigable waters of the State, it is deemed...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-2. Membership
The Commission shall consist of five voting members, four appointed by the Governor, and the president of the Wilmington-Cape Fear Pilots Association who shall...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-3. Term
It shall be the duty of the Governor to make initial appointments to the Commission on July 1, 1981. Two of the initial appointees...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-4. Quorum
A simple majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and may act in all cases. (1981, c. 910, s. 1.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-5. Duties and authority
(a) Rules and Regulations, Pilotage. - The Commission shall make and establish such rules and regulations as necessary and desirable respecting the qualifications, arrangements...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-6. Classes of licenses
The Commission shall have general authority to issue the following classes of licenses: (1) Limited. - Limited licenses may be issued to those who...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-7 through 76A-11. Reserved for future codification purposes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-12. Apprentices
The Commission when it deems necessary for the best interest of the State is hereby authorized to appoint in its discretion apprentices, none of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-13. Pilotage association
In consideration that a mutual association for pilots has been formed, is operational and is expedient for effective management, the Commission shall recognize such...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-14. Number of pilots
The Commission shall govern the number of pilots necessary to maintain an efficient pilotage service. Present active pilots shall continue to serve with the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-15. Pilot retirement
The Commission shall have and is hereby given authority in its discretion and under such reasonable rules and regulations as it may prescribe to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-16. Compulsory use of pilots
Every foreign vessel and every U.S. vessel sailing under register, including such vessels towing or being towed when underway in the Cape Fear River...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-17. Pilotage rates
The Commission shall set charges for pilotage services on a published tariff basis to be reviewed and revised annually as necessary. The initial publication...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-18. Vessels not liable for pilotage
Any vessel coming in from sea for harborage without the assistance of a pilot the wind and weather being such that such assistance or...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-19 through 76A-23. Reserved for future codification purposes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-24. Expenses of the Commission
The pilots association shall pay to the Commission according to rules prescribed by the Commission a percentage of pilotage fees not to exceed two...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-25. Widows and Orphans Fund
The Widows and Orphans Fund established by Chapter 76, Section 7 of the General Statutes shall be dissolved at the earliest possible date under...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-26 through 76-30. Reserved for future codification purposes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-31. Morehead City Navigation and Pilotage Commission
In consideration of the requirement for the safe and expeditious movement of waterborne commerce on the navigable waters of the State, it is deemed...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-32. Membership
The Commission shall consist of three voting members, all appointed by the Governor. The president of the Morehead City Pilots' Association shall serve as...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-33. Term
It shall be the duty of the Governor to make initial appointments to the Commission on July 1, 1982. One of the initial appointees...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-34. Quorum
A simple majority of voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and may act in all cases. (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c....
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-35. Duties and authority
(a) Rules and Regulations, Pilotage. - The Commission shall make and establish such rules and regulations as necessary and desirable respecting the qualifications, arrangements...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-36. Classes of licenses
The Commission shall have general authority to issue three classes of licenses: (1) Limited. - A license to pilot vessels whose draft does not...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-37 through 76A-41. Reserved for future codification purposes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-42. Apprentices
The Commission when it deems necessary for the best interest of the State is hereby authorized to appoint in its discretion apprentices, none of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-43. Pilotage association
In consideration that a mutual association for pilots has been formed, is operational and is expedient for effective management, the Commission shall recognize such...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-44. Number of pilots
The Commission shall govern the number of pilots necessary to maintain an efficient pilotage service. Present active pilots shall continue to serve with the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-45. Pilot retirement
The Commission shall have and is hereby given authority in its discretion and under such reasonable rules and regulations as it may prescribe to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-46. Compulsory use of pilots
Every foreign vessel and every United States vessel sailing under register, including such vessels towing or being towed when underway or docking in the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-47. Pilotage rates
The Commission shall set charges for pilotage services on a published tariff basis to be reviewed and revised annually as necessary. The initial publication...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-48. Vessels not liable for pilotage
Any vessel, for reasons of safety, coming in from sea for harborage without assistance of a pilot, the wind and weather being such that...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-49 through 76A-53. Reserved for future codification purposes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-54. Expenses of the Commission
The pilots' association shall pay to the Commission, according to rules prescribed by the Commission, a percentage of all pilotage fees not to exceed...

Last modified: March 23, 2014