Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 1 - TARIFF NO.7 SCHEDULE OF CHARGES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PORT TERMINAL SERVICES
Chapter 02 - General Rules and Regulations
Section 28-1-02-178 - PILOT LIABILITY

The Port Authority exercises its best discretion in licensing pilots, but provides no warranty as to pilot's individual or collective competence. The Mississippi State Pilots of Gulfport is not an agency or division of the Port Authority and the Mississippi State Pilots of Gulfport is responsible for the assignment of pilots to vessels.

The services of a pilot are accepted by masters and owners and/or operators with the express understanding that when any pilot boards a vessel he becomes the servant of the master, owners and operators, and the master, owners and/or operators of the vessel expressly covenant and agree not to assert any liability against the Port Authority (ex-pilots) to respond in damages arising from or connected with, directly or indirectly, any damage, loss or expense sustained by the vessel, its master, owners, operators and crew, and any third parties, even though resulting from acts or omissions of any pilot in respect to the handling of the vessel; and provided, further, that to the extent only to which liability is legally imposed against the vessel, taking into consideration any limitation thereof to which the vessel or its owners is entitled by reason of contract, bills of lading or any statement or rule of law in force, the said master, owners and operators further covenant and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Port Authority in respect to any liability arising out of suits or actions directly against any pilot by third parties by reason of errors or omissions of any pilot in the performance of pilotage services.

The fees charged for the services rendered by Mississippi State Pilots of Gulfport, and included in this Tariff, have been computed and are assessed in accordance with and based upon the above stipulations.