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2025 California Code
Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
DIVISION 4 - MASTERS, CREWS AND CARGOES
CHAPTER 2 - Ship Masters and Cargoes
Section 801.
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CA Harb & Nav Code § 801 (2025)
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801. The master of a vessel shall be always on board when it is entering or leaving a port, harbor, or river unless the vessel is in charge of a mate who possesses a master’s license.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
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