Sec. 70.032. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. 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 the state for at least two years;

(4) have at least two years' service as a deputy branch pilot under the supervision of a state-commissioned pilot serving the Port of Corpus Christi;

(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.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.