{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-66.033","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 66.033","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.","body":"To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must:\n(1) be at least 25 years of age and less than 68 years of age;\n(2) be a United States citizen;\n(3) as of the date the license is issued, have resided continuously in this state for at least one year;\n(4) be licensed under federal law to act as a pilot on vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish pilot services;\n(5) have at least three years' service as a deputy branch pilot or equivalent service piloting vessels of at least 5,000 gross tons within the board's jurisdiction;\n(6) have commanded or controlled the navigation of vessels such as the person would pilot;\n(7) have extensive experience in the docking and undocking of vessels;\n(8) be in good mental and physical health;\n(9) have good moral character; and\n(10) possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a branch pilot.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 66. HOUSTON PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. PILOT LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.66.htm#66.033","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"3c9dbcf2419da8397b424df22d882dd2d7f4374201519d6cc5bdba54e8281304","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-66.032","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-66.034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}