For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the Department of the Environment shall prepare copies of the State regulations that govern the disposal of waste from vessels in the Chesapeake Bay. Whenever a licensed pilot boards a vessel to provide pilotage, the licensed pilot shall present to the master of the vessel a copy of the State regulations that govern the disposal of waste from vessels in the Chesapeake Bay.

If a licensed pilot is detained for any reason on a vessel that has employed the pilot to provide pilotage, the master of the vessel shall pay the cost of the pilot’s maintenance and the daily rate of pay for an unlimited license pilot as determined by the bylaws of the Association for each day the pilot is detained. If a licensed pilot is quarantined by order of a health officer because of conditions on a vessel that has employed the pilot to provide pilotage, the master of the vessel shall pay the pilot the cost of the pilot’s maintenance and the daily rate of pay for an unlimited license pilot as determined by the bylaws of the Association for each day that the pilot is quarantined. If a master of a vessel carries a licensed pilot to sea under circumstances that are beyond the control of the pilot, the master shall: pay the pilot the daily rate of pay for an unlimited license pilot as determined by the bylaws of the Association until the return of the pilot; provide first class accommodations and maintenance for the pilot; and at the first opportunity, return the pilot by first class passage to the home port of the pilot. The master, owner, charterer, and agent of a vessel shall be jointly and severally liable for any payments due under this section.

A licensed pilot may not engage in conduct that constitutes a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest exists in situations in which: except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a licensed pilot solicits or accepts financial or other consideration of value from a tugboat, towing, vessel-assist, vessel-owning, or vessel-chartering company, or an agent or officer of that company, or from any other entity providing services in the port community; a licensed pilot takes any action with the intent to benefit or harm the economic interests of a tugboat, towing, vessel-assist, vessel-owning, or vessel-chartering company, or any other entity providing services in the port community; a licensed pilot allows personal financial interests to conflict with professional responsibilities; a licensed pilot solicits business for a tugboat, towing, vessel-assist, vessel-owning, or vessel-chartering company, or any other entity providing services in the port community; or a licensed pilot discourages a person from engaging the services of a tugboat, towing, vessel-assist, vessel-owning, or vessel-chartering company, or any other entity providing services in the port community. A conflict of interest does not exist in situations in which: remuneration is paid to the pilot through the Association in return for the provision of pilotage services; or there is an exchange of nominal social pleasantries between the licensed pilot and any entity providing services to the port community.