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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Business Occupations and Professions
Subtitle 7 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 11-701 - Providing Pilotage Without License
Section 11-702 - Misrepresentation
Section 11-703 - Refusing to Aid Vessel in Distress
Section 11-703.1 - Participation in Port-Wide Job Action or Strike Prohibited
Section 11-704 - Use of Unauthorized Pilot Boat