Section 11-501 - Employment of pilot. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-501. Employment of pilot.
 

(a)  Required employment.- Each American vessel engaged in foreign trade and each foreign vessel shall employ a licensed pilot to pilot the vessel when it is underway on the navigable waters of the State, including when the vessel is towing or being towed by another vessel. 

(b)  Voluntary employment.- A vessel that is not required to employ a licensed pilot under subsection (a) of this section may voluntarily employ a licensed pilot when the vessel is underway on the navigable waters of the State. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 74, §§ 8, 9; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; ch. 236, § 1; ch. 632, § 3; 2000, ch. 509; 2004, ch. 520, § 2.]