{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-69.033","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 69.033","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.","body":"To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot for the ports within the jurisdiction of the board, a person must:\n(1) be at least 25 years of age and younger than 68 years of age unless exempted under the provisions of Section 69.040(b);\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 two years;\n(4) have at least one year's service as a deputy branch pilot or equivalent service piloting vessels of at least 5,000 gross tons within the board's jurisdiction;\n(5) have successfully completed the board-approved training program;\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;\n(10) possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a branch pilot; and\n(11) hold a license under federal law to act as a pilot on vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish pilot services.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 69. JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. PILOT LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.69.htm#69.033","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"6052ff57da6c7e944aca7ac548783a034da066120669a10b860a49444c284410","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-69.032","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-69.034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}