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Any such vessel outward bound, or bound from one port or point in Virginia to another port or point, shall take the first Virginia pilot that offers his services at the port, point, or place of departure or sailing. Any master refusing to do so shall immediately pay to such pilot full pilotage from the point where the services are offered to the point of destination of the vessel.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272404,"text":"The master of every vessel, other than vessels exclusively engaged in the coastwise trade and those made exempt by United States statutes, inward bound from sea to any port in Virginia or any intermediate or other point in Hampton Roads, the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay, or in any navigable river in Virginia which flows into Chesapeake Bay or Hampton Roads, shall take the first Virginia pilot that offers his services. Any such vessel outward bound, or bound from one port or point in Virginia to another port or point, shall take the first Virginia pilot that offers his services at the port, point, or place of departure or sailing. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54807,"section_number":"54.1-916","catch_line":"Discretion of pilot piloting vessel","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-916\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75870,"identifier":"54.1-910","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/3\/54.1-910","url":"\/54.1-910\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-910\/","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/3\/54.1-910","dublin_core":{"Title":"What vessels to take pilots and where","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-910","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The master of every vessel, other than vessels exclusively engaged in the coastwise trade and those made exempt by United States statutes<\/span>, inward bound from sea to any port in Virginia or any intermediate or other point in Hampton Roads, the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay, or in any navigable river in Virginia which flows into Chesapeake Bay or Hampton Roads, shall take the first Virginia pilot<\/span> that offers his services. Any such vessel outward bound, or bound from one port or point in Virginia to another port or point, shall take the first Virginia pilot<\/span> that offers his services at the port, point, or place of departure or sailing. Any master refusing to do so shall immediately pay to such pilot<\/span> full pilotage from the point where the services are offered to the point of destination of the vessel.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT VESSELS TO TAKE PILOTS AND WHERE (\u00a7 54.1-910)\n\nThe master of every vessel, other than vessels exclusively engaged in the\ncoastwise trade and those made exempt by United States statutes, inward bound\nfrom sea to any port in Virginia or any intermediate or other point in Hampton\nRoads, the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay, or in any navigable river in\nVirginia which flows into Chesapeake Bay or Hampton Roads, shall take the first\nVirginia pilot that offers his services. Any such vessel outward bound, or bound\nfrom one port or point in Virginia to another port or point, shall take the\nfirst Virginia pilot that offers his services at the port, point, or place of\ndeparture or sailing. Any master refusing to do so shall immediately pay to such\npilot full pilotage from the point where the services are offered to the point\nof destination of the vessel.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-544; 1988, c. 765.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}