{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-11-303","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 11–303","heading":"","body":"To be included on the list of applicants who qualify to be pilots-in-training, an applicant shall:\n(1) be at least 21 years old;\n(2) provide the Board with proof of recent satisfactory completion of the physical requirements for a first-class pilot license, as determined by the U.S. Coast Guard;\n(3) agree to participate in a U.S. Coast Guard approved random drug testing program;\n(4) have one or more of the following maritime credentials:\n(i) a degree from a 4-year course of study at an accredited maritime institution acceptable to the Board, and a current license as third mate, or greater grade, of steam and motor vessels, any gross tons upon oceans;\n(ii) a current license as a master of steam and motor vessels, any gross tons upon oceans, that is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard and that contains an appropriate radar endorsement; or\n(iii) a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the maritime industry working on vessels in the deck department as a licensed master or mate on tugs or inspected vessels, of which at least 2 years’ experience shall be as the master of a ship-assist harbor tug; and\n(5) pass any mental or physical examination that the Board requires to verify that the applicant is mentally and physically capable of providing pilotage.","path":["Article - Business Occupations and Professions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbo\u0026section=11-303","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:13Z","sha256":"13f96da5fc6f97f1f257a56ef152c831948025e902142049799f06ba0703029e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-11-302","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-11-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}