Texas Transportation Code 62.066 – Liability of Certain Vessels to Other Pilots
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(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).
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 62.066
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.