2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters
CHAPTER 15 - PILOTS AND PILOTAGE
Section 54-15-160. Pilot ground for Charleston.

Universal Citation: SC Code § 54-15-160 (2017)

The pilot ground of the bar of Charleston shall extend from the bar thirty miles eastward, southward, and northward. Pilot boats shall normally cruise in an area designated by the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1416; 1952 Code Section 56-1418; 1942 Code Section 6701; 1932 Code Section 6701; Civ. C. '22 Section 3599; Civ. C. '12 Section 2489; Civ. C. '02 Section 1633; G. S. 1272; R. S. 1373; 1878 (16) 419; 1902 (23) 1024; 1958 (50) 1624; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006.

Effect of Amendment

The 2006 amendment substituted "South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area" for "Commissioners of Pilotage for the port of Charleston".

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