{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-6-33","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 52-6-33","heading":"Form of license; oath of pilot.","body":"The license to a pilot must be in the form of a certificate of appointment, which must be signed by a majority of the commissioners or by their chairperson by their direction; and each pilot, on receiving a license, shall take and subscribe an oath in the following form:\n“I, A.B., appointed pilot for the port and harbor of , do swear that I will faithfully, according to the best of my ability, perform the duties of a pilot in and for the port and harbor of , and will at all times — wind, weather, and health permitting — use my best efforts to go on board every vessel I shall see and conceive to be bound for, coming into, going out of, or underway within said port or harbor, unless I am well assured there is some other licensed pilot on board the same; that I will, at all times, make the best dispatch in my power to convey any vessel committed to my charge coming into, going out of, or underway within said port or harbor; and will at all times well and truly observe, fulfill, and follow, to the best of my skill and judgment, all such orders and directions as I may receive from the commissioners in all matters and things relating to the duty of a pilot.”\nClick to view","path":["TITLE 52 Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft","CHAPTER 6 Pilots and Pilotage","Article 2 Pilots Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.52.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"a834a994eb9733f404f4ce19d01d2cd46d0489b151f072a705481999b5cf1cf5","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-6-32","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-6-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}