Sec. 62.066. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN VESSELS TO OTHER PILOTS. (a) A vessel that goes out of a channel under the jurisdiction of a pilot board of a navigation district without the aid of a pilot is liable for the payment of half pilotage to:
(1) the pilot who brought the vessel into the channel; or
(2) the pilot who first offered the vessel services outside the bar, if the vessel did not employ a pilot to come in.
(b) The consignee of a vessel is responsible for pilot services offered under Subsection (a).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards
Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability
Section 62.062. Pilotage Charges Inapplicable
Section 62.063. Pilotage Charges
Section 62.064. Consignee Liability for Pilot Services
Section 62.065. Liability of Certain Vessels Declining Pilot Services
Section 62.066. Liability of Certain Vessels to Other Pilots