Tex.
Transp. Code Section 68.017
Duties
(1)
recommend to the governor the number of pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Brazoria County port;(2)
accept applications for pilot licenses and certificates and determine whether each applicant meets the qualifications for a pilot;(3)
provide the names of all qualified applicants for certificates to the Brazos Pilots Association;(4)
submit to the governor the names of persons who have qualified under this chapter to be commissioned as branch pilots;(5)
establish pilotage rates;(6)
approve the locations for pilot stations;(7)
establish times during which pilot services will be available;(8)
hear and determine complaints relating to the conduct of pilots;(9)
recommend to the governor each pilot whose license or certificate should not be renewed or should be revoked;(10)
adopt rules and issue orders to pilots or vessels when necessary to secure efficient pilot services;(11)
institute investigations or hearings or both to consider casualties, accidents, or other actions that violate this chapter;(12)
provide penalties to be imposed on a person who is not a pilot for a Brazoria County port who pilots a vessel into or out of the port; and(13)
approve a training program for deputy branch pilots.
Source:
Section 68.017 — Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.68.htm#68.017 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
