Texas Transportation Code - Section 67.017. Duties
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§ 67.017. DUTIES. The board shall:
(1) recommend to the governor the number of pilots
necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Galveston
County port;
(2) accept applications for pilot licenses and
certificates and determine whether each applicant meets the
qualifications for a pilot;
(3) provide names of all qualified applicants for
certificates to each pilot association office of Galveston County;
(4) submit to the governor the names of persons who
have qualified under this chapter to be appointed as branch pilots;
(5) establish pilotage rates;
(6) approve any changes of 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) make recommendations to the governor concerning
any pilot whose license or certificate should not be renewed or
should be revoked;
(10) adopt rules and issue orders to pilots and
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 Galveston County port and who pilots a vessel into
or out of the port; and
(13) approve a training program for deputy branch
pilots.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 67.003 67.011 67.012 67.013 67.014 67.015 67.016 67.017 67.018 67.019 67.020 67.021 67.022 67.031 67.032
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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