Although each branch pilot is a member of the association, a branch pilot acts as an independent contractor in performing specific pilot services for a vessel owner or consignee. A branch pilot is solely responsible to each vessel owner or consignee for the manner in which the pilot services are performed.
Tex. Transp. Code § 68.096
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Known as the Brazoria County Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 68.001 to 68.107 (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.