Statute · New York Navigation Law
N.Y. Nav. Law § 88-a — Unlicensed piloting
N.Y. Nav. Law § 88-a
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Navigation Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 88-a. Unlicensed piloting. A person other than a lawfully authorized Sandy Hook pilot or a person heretofore licensed as a Hell Gate pilot who pilots or offers to pilot or tows or offers to tow any boat or vessel (except barges, vessels under fifty-five tons burden, and canal boats actually…
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N.Y. Nav. Law § 88-a — Unlicensed piloting is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 88-a. Unlicensed piloting. A person other than a lawfully authorized Sandy Hook pilot or a person heretofore licensed as a Hell Gate pilot who pilots or offers to pilot or tows or offers to tow any boat or vessel (except barges, vessels under fifty-five tons burden, and canal boats actually used in navigating the canals) through that part of the East river, commonly called Hell Gate, is guilty of a misdemeanor. But no pilotage shall be charged to any vessel under a coasting license, on entering or departing from the port of New York by way of the East river called Hell Gate unless such vessel actually employs a pilot, and the making of such charge or demand without such employment shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
This section does not apply to vessels owned or belonging to citizens of the United States, and licensed and engaged in the coasting trade.