California Harbors and Navigation Code

§ 1176

HNC § 1176 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 5 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The board shall appoint a physician or physicians who are qualified to determine the suitability of a person to perform his or her duties as a pilot or a pilot trainee in accordance with subdivision (c).

(b)An applicant for a pilot trainee position or for a pilot license, a pilot trainee, or a pilot seeking renewal of his or her license shall undergo a physical examination by a board-appointed physician in accordance with standards prescribed by the board. Within 30 days prior to the examination, the applicant or licensee shall submit to the physician conducting the physical examination a complete list of all prescribed medications being taken by or administered to the applicant or licensee.

(c)On the basis of both the examination and an evaluation of the effects of the prescription medications named on the submitted list, the physician shall designate to the board whether or not the pilot or pilot trainee is fit to perform his or her duties as a pilot or a pilot trainee.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 324, Sec. 17. (AB 1025) Effective January 1, 2012.