Ch. 520                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11-410 of this subtitle, the Board
shall revoke the license of a pilot who, after receiving notice, refuses to aid a vessel in
distress:

(1)     within 18 nautical miles south of Cape Henry;

(2)     within 18 nautical miles east of Cape Henry; [or]

(3)     in the Chesapeake Bay[.]; OR

(4)      IN THE PORTS OF MARYLAND.
11-501.

(a)     [Except as otherwise provided in this section, each] 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)     [Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a vessel:

(1)     maneuvering during berthing or unberthing operations; or

(2)     shifting within a port with:

(i) tug assistance; and

(ii) a docking master, licensed under Title 5.5 of this article, aboard
the vessel.

(c)] 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.

11-504.

(D)     TIME OF SERVICE AS A LICENSED DOCKING MASTER ON OR BEFORE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, SHALL BE INCLUDED IN DETERMINING A PILOT'S ELIGIBILITY
FOR PAYMENT AS AN INACTIVE PILOT.

(E)     A PILOT WHO HELD AN UNLIMITED DOCKING MASTER LICENSE ON
OCTOBER 1, 2000, IS ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED PAYMENTS AS AN INACTIVE PILOT
UNDER § 11-505 OF THIS SUBTITLE IF THE PILOT:

(1)      CHOOSES TO BE PLACED ON THE LIST OF INACTIVE PILOTS
MAINTAINED BY THE ASSOCIATION; AND

(2)      HAS BEEN, FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS:

(I)      A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE ASSOCIATION OR OF
THE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND DOCKING PILOTS; AND

(II)     LICENSED BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE PILOTAGE FOR VESSELS
OF UNLIMITED DRAFT.

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