{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-70.032","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 70.032","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;\n(2) be a United States citizen;\n(3) as of the date the license is issued, have resided continuously in the state for at least two years;\n(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;\n(5) have controlled the navigation of vessels such as the person would pilot;\n(6) have extensive experience in the docking and undocking of vessels;\n(7) be in good mental and physical health;\n(8) have good moral character; and\n(9) possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a branch pilot.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 70. PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. PILOTS' LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.70.htm#70.032","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"9158a895bc1fdc4fe301b6bb8e47e03ac892c4401d9e905cd1b1cb9ba84141b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-70.031","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-70.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}