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§ 46-9-4. Piloting without license.

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RI Code › Title 46 › Chapter 46-9 › Section 46-9-4

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It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed as a pilot under this chapter to pilot or offer to pilot a vessel not exempt from the provisions of this chapter. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person on board a tug or towboat to tow a vessel not exempt from the provisions of this chapter, unless the vessel shall have on board, or be under the control of, a duly licensed state pilot.

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