Section 11-602 – Payments for Detaining Pilot or Carrying Pilot to Sea
(a) If a licensed pilot is detained for any reason on a vessel that has employed the pilot to provide pilotage, the master of the vessel shall pay the cost of the pilot’s maintenance and the daily rate of pay for an unlimited license pilot as determined by the bylaws of the Association for each day […]
Section 11-603 – Licensed Pilot — Conflicts of Interest
(a) A licensed pilot may not engage in conduct that constitutes a conflict of interest. (b) A conflict of interest exists in situations in which: (1) except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a licensed pilot solicits or accepts financial or other consideration of value from a tugboat, towing, vessel-assist, vessel-owning, or vessel-chartering company, or an […]
Section 11-407 – Scope of Licenses
(a) While an unlimited license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide pilotage for vessels of any draft. (b) (1) While a 40–foot–draft limited license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide pilotage for vessels not exceeding 40–foot–draft. (2) While a 36–foot–draft limited license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide pilotage for […]
Section 11-701 – Providing Pilotage Without License
Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide pilotage in the State unless licensed by the Board.
Section 11-408 – Term and Renewal of Licenses
(a) A license shall be effective for 2 years from the date it is issued. (b) (1) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee: (i) a renewal application form; and (ii) a notice that states: 1. the date on which the current license expires; and 2. the amount of the renewal […]
Section 11-702 – Misrepresentation
Unless authorized under this title to provide pilotage, a person may not represent to the public, by use of a title, including “pilot”, “bay pilot”, “licensed pilot”, “State licensed pilot”, or “Maryland pilot”, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized by the State to provide pilotage.
Section 11-409 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Grounds; Alternative or Additional Penalty
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11-410 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee: (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another; (2) fraudulently or deceptively […]
Section 11-703 – Refusing to Aid Vessel in Distress
After receiving notice, a licensed pilot may not refuse to aid a vessel that is in distress: (1) within 18 nautical miles south of Cape Henry; (2) within 18 nautical miles east of Cape Henry; (3) in the Chesapeake Bay; or (4) in ports of Maryland.
Section 11-410 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Hearings
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 11-409 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (b) The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance […]
Section 11-703.1 – Participation in Port-Wide Job Action or Strike Prohibited
A licensed pilot may not take part in a port-wide job action or strike. �