{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-860","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 860","heading":"","body":"The mate is the officer next in rank to the master, and in case of the master’s disability the mate becomes the master. By so doing he does not lose any of his rights as mate.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 4. MASTERS, CREWS AND CARGOES [790. - 876.]","CHAPTER 3. Mates and Seamen [860. - 876.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5ab3f5e6b6d1b6bcaaaffd6d24ab6f0527c3bbe3adef5b78387836cb0ae4fc72","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-834","next":"us-ca/hnc-861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}