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§ 52-6-33. Form of license; oath of pilot

GA Code § 52-6-33 (2018) (N/A)
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The license to a pilot must be in the form of a certificate of appointment, which must be signed by a majority of the commissioners or by their chairperson by their direction; and each pilot, on receiving a license, shall take and subscribe an oath in the following form:

that I will faithfully, according to the best of my ability, perform the

duties of a pilot in and for the port and harbor of , and will at all

times -- wind, weather, and health permitting -- use my best efforts to go

on board every vessel I shall see and conceive to be bound for, coming

into, going out of, or underway within said port or harbor, unless I am

well assured there is some other licensed pilot on board the same; that I

will, at all times, make the best dispatch in my power to convey any vessel

committed to my charge coming into, going out of, or underway within said

port or harbor; and will at all times well and truly observe, fulfill, and

follow, to the best of my skill and judgment, all such orders and

directions as I may receive from the commissioners in all matters and

things relating to the duty of a pilot."

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