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.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 11-703
Known as the Maryland Pilots Act
The act spans §§ 11–11 (47 sections).
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.