Va. Code § 54.1-915: Pilot first meeting vessel at sea to have preference
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
- Subtitle II. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION AND BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 9. BRANCH PILOTS
- Article 4. DUTIES, RIGHTS AND POWERS OF PILOTS
The first pilot who meets a vessel coming in, which his branch entitles him to conduct, shall have the right to take charge of and conduct her into port.Code 1950, § 54-554; 1988, c. 765.
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