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Texas Transportation Code - Section 68.033. Qualifications For License

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§ 68.033. 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 two years;
		(4)  have at least two years' service as a deputy branch 
pilot and have successfully completed the board-approved training 
program;
		(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 licensed under federal law to act as a pilot on 
vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish 
pilot services;
		(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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended 
by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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