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# O.C.G.A. § 52-6-53. Compulsory retirement of pilots.

Pilots for their respective ports shall be honorably retired at age 65 and no pilot who has been so retired shall thereafter be entitled to act as a licensed pilot, provided that no pilot shall be compulsorily retired at age 65 unless there is in effect a pension system for pilots of the port at which he serves.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 7.

## Cross References

Age discrimination in employment, § 34-1-2.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Age, Time, and Discrimination,’’ see 53 Ga. L. Rev. 845 (2019).

## 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 Bar, Government of Bar and Harbor Pilotage, Sec. 494-1-1-.08.