Author(s): Khaled Al-Thiabi
Maritime Pilotage is important for safe navigation of ships in ports. Hence, Saudi maritime ship operator locates the different parties in legal positions that restrict their freedoms and determines their liabilities, should he deem it necessary. This study attempts to analyze the regulations related to maritime pilotage, which are mentioned in the commercial maritime low issued by the Royal Decree No. (33/m) in 5/4/1440 H. The study also employs the legislative and legal public regulations to clarify maritime pilotage’s concept, pillars, characteristics, and legal nature. Then it explains maritime effects by liabilities and responsibilities arousing from it. That is to comprehensively examine the maritime pilotage provisions, and compare them with the Islamic jurisprudence provisions as possible. Accordingly, the study presents an introduction and two major parts.