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title: O.C.G.A. § 52-6-5. Appointment of master pilot; duties of master pilot generally.
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# O.C.G.A. § 52-6-5. Appointment of master pilot; duties of master pilot generally.

The commissioners of pilotage may appoint one of the active pilots to be the master pilot, to have charge of the pilots, and, as representative of the commissioners, to see that its rules and regulations are complied with.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 7.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Pilot and apprentice age limitations, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, Saint Simons and Saint Andrews Bars, Government of Bar and Harbor Pilotage, Sec. 494-1-1-.08.