The consignee of a vessel under the consignee's control shall obtain pilot services for the vessel and shall pay the pilot who pilots the vessel into and out of the port area compensation according to the pilotage rates filed by the board.
Tex. Transp. Code § 66.069
PILOT SERVICES REQUIRED
Known as the Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 66.001 to 66.083 (47 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Gordon Westergren, Sandy Westergren, Richard Helmle, Carole Helmle, Chris Miller, Kimberly Miller, Peter Sundt, and Brian Johnson v. Houston Pilots Association (2018)
Most recently applied in Gordon Westergren, Sandy Westergren, Richard Helmle, Carole Helmle, Chris Miller, Kimberly Miller, Peter Sundt, and Brian Johnson v. Houston Pilots Association (August 2018)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
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