18VAC45-20-30: Change of license

In order to extend a license, an applicant shall satisfactorily complete 12 or more round trips with a currently licensed pilot of the branch for which the applicant seeks licensure, receive a First Class Pilot endorsement issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, if applicable, for that additional area, and pass a practical examination approved by the board and administered by the board's examination committee.

Branch pilots who have a full branch license from Sea to Wolf Trap qualify to sit for a practical examination approved by the board and administered by the board's examination committee for the waters of Chesapeake Bay from Wolf Trap to Smith Point. Upon successful completion of the examination, the branch pilot obtains a full branch license from Wolf Trap to Smith Point and no additional Federal First Class Pilot endorsement is required.