The requirement to use a pilot does not apply to a vessel exempt under federal law from payment of state pilotage rates.
Tex. Transp. Code § 68.032
EXEMPTION
Known as the Brazoria County Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 68–68 (66 sections).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.