Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Section 11-504

      (a)      A pilot is eligible for payments as an inactive pilot under § 11-505 of this subtitle if the pilot:

            (1)      (i)      chooses to be placed on the list of inactive pilots maintained by the Association; and

                  (ii)      has been, for at least 25 years:

                        1.      a member in good standing of the Association; and

                        2.      licensed by the Board to provide pilotage for vessels of unlimited draft; or

            (2)      (i)      1.      has been certified by two physicians chosen by the Board to be permanently incapable of providing pilotage; or

                        2.      has had a federal or State pilot's license revoked for physical disability; and

                  (ii)      before becoming permanently disabled, the pilot was:

                        1.      a member in good standing of the Association; and

                        2.      licensed by the Board to provide pilotage for vessels of any draft.

      (b)      A pilot is eligible for reduced payments as an inactive pilot under § 11-505 of this subtitle if the pilot:

            (1)      chooses to be placed on the list of inactive pilots maintained by the Association; and

            (2)      has been, for at least 20 years:

                  (i)      a member in good standing of the Association; and

                  (ii)      licensed by the Board to provide pilotage for vessels of unlimited draft.

      (c)      Eligibility for payments as an inactive pilot shall cease if:

            (1)      a pilot who was declared permanently incapable of providing pilotage becomes capable of providing pilotage; or

            (2)      a pilot who had a federal or State pilot's license revoked for physical disability has the license reissued.

      (d)      Time of service as a licensed docking master on or before September 30, 2004, shall be included in determining a pilot's eligibility for payment as an inactive pilot.

      (e)      A pilot who held an unlimited docking master license on October 1, 2000, is eligible for reduced payments as an inactive pilot under § 11-505 of this subtitle if the pilot:

            (1)      chooses to be placed on the list of inactive pilots maintained by the Association; and

            (2)      has been, for at least 5 years:

                  (i)      a member in good standing of the Association or of the Association of Maryland Docking Pilots; and

                  (ii)      licensed by the Board to provide pilotage for vessels of unlimited draft.