The Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun is the oldest Commission in California, established in 1850. As the oversight body, it licenses and regulates up to 60 maritime pilots who make up the San Francisco Bar Pilots, with responsibilities including training, licensing, incident investigation, and rate determination.
Operating as a department of the California State Transportation Agency, the Board is tax neutral, with all expenses covered by the shipping industry through surcharges on pilotage fees, ensuring no burden on state or local taxes.
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