§ 1122 Pilot Detention Liability

This law says that if a ship forces a pilot onto it or keeps the pilot on board when a pilot boat is ready to take them back, the ship’s owners, operators, and agents must pay a set fine.

Key Takeaways

•Applies when a pilot is forced onto a vessel or kept on board after a pilot boat is present.
•The ship’s owner, operator, and agents are all responsible for paying the fine.
•The amount to be paid is fixed by this law.

Example

A harbor pilot is made to board a cargo ship even though he says no, and later a pilot boat arrives to pick him up but the ship refuses to let him go.

Because the pilot was taken against his will and held unnecessarily, the ship’s owners, operators, and agents all have to pay the amount the law sets.

In the event a pilot is carried to sea against the pilot’s will, or unnecessarily detained on board a vessel when a pilot vessel is in attendance to receive the pilot, the owner, operator, and agents of the detaining vessel are jointly and severally liable for paying the amount specified in this division. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 769, Sec. 1. (AB 2056) Effective September 29, 2022.)

This law says that if a ship forces a pilot onto it or keeps the pilot on board when a pilot boat is ready to take them back, the ship’s owners, operators, and agents must pay a set fine.

Key Takeaways

•Applies when a pilot is forced onto a vessel or kept on board after a pilot boat is present.
•The ship’s owner, operator, and agents are all responsible for paying the fine.
•The amount to be paid is fixed by this law.

Example

A harbor pilot is made to board a cargo ship even though he says no, and later a pilot boat arrives to pick him up but the ship refuses to let him go.

Because the pilot was taken against his will and held unnecessarily, the ship’s owners, operators, and agents all have to pay the amount the law sets.

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