Mississippi Code Title 59. Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft § 59-1-42

(1) A licensed pilot or pilot trainee providing pilot services pursuant to Section 59-1-41 shall not be liable for more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for damage or loss caused by the licensed pilot's or pilot trainee's error, omission, fault, or neglect in the performance of the pilot services, except for the following:

(2) This section does not exempt a vessel or its owner or operator from liability for damage or loss caused by the vessel to a person or property on the grounds that:

(3) In a proceeding brought against a licensed pilot or pilot trainee providing pilot services pursuant to Section 59-1-41, for an act or omission for which liability is limited as provided by this section and in which other claims are made or anticipated with respect to the same act or omission, the court shall dismiss the proceedings as to the licensed pilot or pilot trainee.

(4) Liability under this section shall also be limited as follows:

(5) For the sole purpose of occasions when this section is applicable as a defense to liability by a licensed pilot or pilot trainee, the licensed pilot or pilot trainee providing pilot services pursuant to Section 59-1-41; asserting the defense shall be considered to have been acting as the servant of the vessel, its owner and its operator.

(6) This section does not apply to a vessel operator, captain, master or pilot that is:

(7) This section shall apply to all causes of action that occur on or after July 1, 2013.