Whenever the services of a maritime pilot are required to pilot a vessel in pilotage waters, the maritime pilots so to be employed shall be employed in rotation.
The commission shall approve any changes in the rotation system by regulation.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the commission to establish, affect, regulate or control any rotation system or method of assignment of docking pilots or to approve or disapprove any changes in the contractual relationships between docking pilots and shipping or tugboat companies.
Amended 1991, c.76, s.1; 2004, c.72, s.11.