Texas § 61.003 DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT.

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§ 61.003 — DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT.

Texas § 61.003

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 61.003 (2026).

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Sec. 61.003. DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT.

(a)A consignee having control of a vessel shall obtain a pilot to provide pilot services when the vessel is under way or otherwise moving on a river, bay, harbor, or port in this state unless the vessel is:

(1)documented as a United States vessel and licensed for and engaged in coastwise trade;

(2)a public vessel;

(3)of 20 gross tons or less;

(4)a motorboat registered in this state; or

(5)subject to Subsection (b), in distress or jeopardy.

(b)A consignee having control of a vessel that is in distress or jeopardy shall take on a pilot as soon as the pilot arrives at the vessel.

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Sec. 61.003. DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT. (a) A consignee having control of a vessel shall obtain a pilot to provide pilot services when the vessel is under way or otherwise moving on a river, bay, harbor, or port in this state unless the vessel is:
(1) documented as a United States vessel and licensed for and engaged in coastwise trade;
(2) a public vessel;
(3) of 20 gross tons or less;
(4) a motorboat registered in this state; or
(5) subject to Subsection (b), in distress or jeopardy.
(b) A consignee having control of a vessel that is in distress or jeopardy shall take on a pilot as soon as the pilot arrives at the vessel.