                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIABILITY FOR PILOTAGE AND OTHER ALLOWANCES (§ 54.1-922)

The master and the owner of every vessel shall each be liable to the pilot for
his pilotage and other allowances, and also the consignee or supercargo of any
vessel not owned by a resident of the Commonwealth. If the consignee or
supercargo refuses to become responsible to the pilot for his fees, the master
or owner of the vessel shall, before she leaves her port of departure, deposit
with some responsible person, subject to the order of the pilot, the amount of
the pilotage due him.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-566; 1988, c. 765.