Pilot Boarding Areas

Published by Office for Coastal Management | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified: 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000+00:00

A location offshore where a pilot may board a vessel in preparation to piloting it through local waters. Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register in foreign trade with specific draft characteristics. See 46 CFR 15.812 for additional detail. Pilot boarding stations and areas are either a well-defined position, a circular area around a position, or another more complex shaped area with well-defined boundaries.

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Complete Metadata

describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54393
issued	2022-11-14T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54393
language	[]
references	[ "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/54393.pdf" ]
spatial	-60.0,15.0,-180.0,75.0

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