313.01 – Appointment and Removal of Harbormasters.
313.01 Appointment and removal of harbormasters.— (1) The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the Senate, all harbormasters required for the several ports of this state. They shall hold their offices for the term of 2 years, unless sooner removed. The Governor may make such appointment or fill any vacancy in such office, between the sessions […]
313.02 – Bond.
313.02 Bond.—Every harbormaster appointed for any port shall give an approved bond in the sum of $500, payable to the Governor of the state, for the faithful performance of the harbormaster’s duty, such bond to be approved by the county commissioners of the county in which the port is situated, and by the Department of Financial […]
313.03 – Deputies.
313.03 Deputies.—Each harbormaster may appoint as many deputies as he or she shall require for the needs of his or her port, such deputies to be paid by such harbormaster. History.—ch. 3602, 1885; RS 955; GS 1324; RGS 2494; CGL 3904; s. 285, ch. 95-148.
313.04 – Duties.
313.04 Duties.—Every master of any vessel arriving at the ports in this state shall report to the harbormaster for a station, or for a berth at the wharves, and the harbormaster shall regulate and station or assign berths at the wharves to said vessel; and the harbormaster shall remove or cause to be removed, from time […]
311.105 – Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee; Permitting; Mitigation.
311.105 Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee; permitting; mitigation.— (1)(a) There is created the Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee, which shall be under the direction of the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council. (b) The committee shall consist of the following members: the Secretary of Environmental Protection, or his or her designee, as an ex officio, nonvoting member; […]
310.141 – Vessels Subject to Pilotage.
310.141 Vessels subject to pilotage.— (1) All vessels shall have a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot on board to direct the movements of the vessel when entering or leaving ports of this state or when underway upon the navigable waters of the bays, rivers, harbors, and ports of this state, except: (a) Vessels exempted by the […]
311.106 – Seaport Stormwater Permitting and Mitigation.
311.106 Seaport stormwater permitting and mitigation.—A seaport listed in s. 403.021(9)(b) is authorized to provide for onsite or offsite stormwater treatment for water quality impacts caused by a proposed port activity that requires a permit and that causes or contributes to pollution from stormwater runoff. Offsite stormwater treatment may occur outside of the established boundaries of […]
310.142 – Pilotage at St. Marys Entrance.
310.142 Pilotage at St. Marys Entrance.—The board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Board of Pilotage Commissioners for the corporate authority of St. Marys, Georgia, for reciprocal pilotage of vessels in the boundary waters and tributaries of St. Marys Entrance. History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 2019-5.
311.11 – Seaport Employment Training Grant Program.
311.11 Seaport Employment Training Grant Program.— (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council, shall establish a Seaport Employment Training Grant Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall grant funds appropriated by the Legislature to the program for the purpose of stimulating […]
310.146 – Exemptions From Pilotage.
310.146 Exemptions from pilotage.— (1) United States vessels are exempted from the provisions of this chapter while transiting a private channel built, marked, maintained, and controlled for one-way traffic by a public utility for the sole purpose of servicing that facility and while under the control of a validly licensed federal pilot. (2) Any vessel is exempted from […]