Learn About the Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of February 19, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Whenever a person is first licensed as a maritime pilot, the president of the commission, or in the absence of the president, any commissioner, shall administer to that person the following oath:
“I, A.B., do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will well and faithfully, and according to the best of my skill and knowledge, execute and discharge the business and duty of a deputy or full branch maritime pilot for pilotage waters including, but not limited to, the bar, Jersey City, Newark, and Perth Amboy and harbor of Sandy Hook, and any bays, rivers, harbors, or ports of the waters of this State between Sandy Hook, in the county of Monmouth and the city of Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic, and that I will at all times use my best endeavors to repair on board all ships and vessels that I shall see and conceive to be bound for, or coming into, or going out of the harbor and bodies of water aforesaid, unless I am well assured that some other licensed pilot is then on board the same; and I do further swear (or affirm), that I will, from time to time and at all times, make the best dispatch in my power to bring safely over the bar at Sandy Hook and into any bays, rivers, harbors, or ports of the waters of this State between Sandy Hook, in the county of Monmouth and the city of Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic, every vessel committed to my care in coming in or going out; and that I will, from time to time and at all times, truly observe, follow and fulfill, to the best of my skill, ability, and knowledge, all such orders and directions as I shall or may receive from the New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission, relative to all matters or things that may appertain to the duty of a pilot.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 12. Commerce and Navigation 12 § 8-16 - last updated February 19, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-12-commerce-and-navigation/nj-st-sect-12-8-16/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)