Section 11-501 – Employment of Pilot
(a) 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) (1) In this subsection, “recreational vessel” means a vessel manufactured or operated for […]
Section 11-502 – Pilotage Fees
(a) The Public Service Commission shall establish pilotage fees in accordance with § 4–303 of the Public Utilities Article. (b) (1) Regardless of whether the employment is required under § 11–501(a) of this subtitle or voluntary under § 11–501(c) of this subtitle, a vessel that employs a licensed pilot to provide pilotage shall pay the licensed pilot the […]
Section 11-503 – Fees Payable to Association
Pilotage fees due shall be paid to the Association as collection agent for its members.
Section 11-504 – Inactive Pilots; Disabled Pilots
(a) A pilot is eligible for payments as an inactive pilot under § 11-505 of this subtitle if the pilot: (1) (i) chooses to be placed on the list of inactive pilots maintained by the Association; and (ii) has been, for at least 25 years: 1. a member in good standing of the Association; and 2. licensed by the Board to […]
Section 11-505 – Distribution of Fees
(a) Each month, the Association shall distribute the pilotage fees that the Association collects in the following order: (1) within 10 days after the close of each month, the Association shall: (i) account to the Board for that month for the amount determined under subsections (b) and (c) of this section for distribution to the pilots who, at […]
Section 11-506 – Maintenance and Replacement Fund
(a) The Board of Supervisors of the Association shall maintain a Maintenance and Replacement Fund for the replacement and repair of the major equipment of the Association. (b) The State Board of Pilots shall determine a percentage of the pilotage fees collected by the Association to be set aside in the Fund. (c) The Board of Supervisors of […]
Section 11-507 – Pilotage Fee for Assisting Vessel in Distress
If an individual who is not a licensed pilot assists a vessel in distress and then turns the vessel over to a licensed pilot as provided in § 11-401(b) of this title, the Association shall pay the individual 50% of any pilotage fee received for the pilotage of the vessel.
Section 11-508 – Required Audits
(a) The Association shall submit to the Board: (1) an annual financial audit of payments to pilots under § 11-505 of this subtitle; and (2) an annual financial audit of the Maintenance and Replacement Fund under § 11-506 of this subtitle. (b) The Board shall keep copies of the financial audits received under subsection (a) of this section.