Tex. Transp. Code Section 70.032
Qualifications for License

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

(1)

be at least 25 years of age;

(2)

be a United States citizen;

(3)

as of the date the license is issued, have resided continuously in the state for at least two years;

(4)

have at least two years’ service as a deputy branch pilot under the supervision of a state-commissioned pilot serving the Port of Corpus Christi;

(5)

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

(6)

have extensive experience in the docking and undocking of vessels;

(7)

be in good mental and physical health;

(8)

have good moral character; and

(9)

possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a branch pilot.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 70.032 — Qualifications for License, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­70.­htm#70.­032 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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