Tex. Transp. Code Section 66.033
Qualifications for License

To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must:

(1)

be at least 25 years of age and less than 68 years of age;

(2)

be a United States citizen;

(3)

as of the date the license is issued, have resided continuously in this state for at least one year;

(4)

be licensed under federal law to act as a pilot on vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish pilot services;

(5)

have at least three years’ service as a deputy branch pilot or equivalent service piloting vessels of at least 5,000 gross tons within the board’s jurisdiction;

(6)

have commanded or controlled the navigation of vessels such as the person would pilot;

(7)

have extensive experience in the docking and undocking of vessels;

(8)

be in good mental and physical health;

(9)

have good moral character; and

(10)

possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a branch pilot.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 66.033 — Qualifications for License, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­66.­htm#66.­033 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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