- (A) The South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area and surrounding jurisdiction shall organize a board of examiners for the commission of three nautical men, at least one of whom must be licensed for the port under Sections 54-15-120 and 54-15-130. No one is eligible for examination by the board of examiners until he satisfactorily completes his apprenticeship for the port.
- (B) The board of examiners shall examine eligible applicants as to their competency to work or manage vessels and generally to discharge the duties of a pilot. Examinations for license are oral, written, and by demonstration.
- (C) No license or branch may be granted to a person unless he has received a certificate of his competency signed by a majority of the board of examiners.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1406; 1952 Code Section 56-1406; 1942 Code Section 6686; 1932 Code Section 6686; Civ. C. '22 Section 3584; Civ. C. '12 Section 2474; 1910 (26) 624; 1958 (50) 1624; 1985 Act No. 194, Section 3; 1991 Act No. 56, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006.
Effect of Amendment
The 2006 amendment rewrote subsections (A) and (B).