                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISCRETION OF PILOT PILOTING VESSEL (§ 54.1-916)

Any pilot piloting a vessel shall have full discretion as to when the vessel
shall be piloted to or from sea, or to or from any port or place within the
Commonwealth or situated within any of the waters referred to in § 54.1-910.
The pilot&#8217;s discretion shall be exercised in a reasonable way, with a view
to the vessel&#8217;s safety as well as with a view to the safety of the
Commonwealth&#8217;s waters and ports.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-558; 1988, c. 765.