Fla. Stat. § 310.146: Exemptions from pilotage.

(1) United States vessels are exempted from the provisions of this chapter while transiting a private channel built, marked, maintained, and controlled for one-way traffic by a public utility for the sole purpose of servicing that facility and while under the control of a validly licensed federal pilot.

(2) Any vessel is exempted from the provisions of this chapter while transiting the Miami River as a dead ship under the control of tugboats operated by federally licensed personnel.

History.—ss. 9, 11, ch. 86-280; s. 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 350, ch. 94-119.