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Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Section 11-703
§ 11-703.
  After receiving notice, a licensed pilot may not refuse to aid a vessel that is in distress:
    (1)   within 18 nautical miles south of Cape Henry;
    (2)   within 18 nautical miles east of Cape Henry;
    (3)   in the Chesapeake Bay; or
    (4)   in ports of Maryland.
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