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Title 54.1 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONSSubtitle II - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION AND BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTChapter 9 - BRANCH PILOTS
Article 4 - DUTIES, RIGHTS AND POWERS OF PILOTS
Section 54.1-916 - Discretion of pilot piloting vessel

Va. Code § 54.1-916

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Section 54.1-916 - Discretion of pilot piloting vessel

Any pilot piloting a vessel shall have full discretion as to when the vessel shall be piloted to or from sea, or to or from any port or place within the Commonwealth or situated within any of the waters referred to in § 54.1-910. The pilot's discretion shall be exercised in a reasonable way, with a view to the vessel's safety as well as with a view to the safety of the Commonwealth's waters and ports.

Va. Code § 54.1-916

Code 1950, § 54-558; 1988, c. 765.
Amended by Acts 1988, c. 765.