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Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2025: Pilot Boarding Areas, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54393.
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Abstract

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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For coastal and ocean planning

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ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans

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Type Title
Entity Pilot Boarding Areas

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Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov

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Geographic Area 1

-180° W, -60° E, 75° N, 15° S

Time Frame 1
2022-11-01

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