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 this state for at least two years;
- (4) have at least two years' service as a deputy branch pilot and successfully complete 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 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.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.