Any person not holding a license as pilot under the provisions of this chapter who pilots any vessel subject to the provisions of this chapter on waters covered by this chapter shall pay to the board the pilotage rates established by the utilities and transportation commission under RCW 81.116.010 through 81.116.060. Any master or owner of a vessel required to employ a pilot licensed under the provisions of this chapter who refuses to do so when such a pilot is available shall be punished pursuant to RCW 88.16.150 as now or hereafter amended and shall be imprisoned in the county jail of the county wherein he or she is so convicted until said fine and the costs of his or her prosecution are paid.
RCW 88.16.130
Unlicensed pilot liable for payment of rates—Penalty for refusing to employ licensed pilot.
Known as the Pilotage Act
The act spans §§ 88.16.005 to 88.16.260 (33 sections).
2018 c 107 s 6; 2013 c 23 s 533; 1977 ex.s. c 337 s 14; 1967 c 15 s 8; 1935 c 18 s 11; RRS s 9871-11
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.