Tex. Transportation Code § 66.033
QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 66.033, QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/567730
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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.