---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptF/ch85"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 85"
heading: "Pilots"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptF-ch85"
sections_count: 3
---

# Chapter 85 — Pilots

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part F — Manning of Vessels

## Sections

- [§8501. State regulation of pilots](/usc/46/8501.md)
- [§8502. Federal pilots required](/usc/46/8502.md)
- [§8503. Federal pilots authorized](/usc/46/8503.md)