Every licensed pilot shall have a lien for his or her pilotage fees, for the period of one year, upon the hull and appurtenances of any vessel liable to him or her therefore.
Lien for pilotage fees
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-18., under Chapter 46-9 Pilots — Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-18.