{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-909","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-909","heading":"License as limited branch pilot","body":"Any apprentice may apply to the Board for a license as a limited branch pilot. The Board may grant him a license after proper examination if in the opinion of the Board the applicant is qualified. The Board may endorse on the license such limitations as it deems proper, and a limited branch pilot shall perform his duties of piloting and conducting vessels within the limitations imposed by his license.Code 1950, §§ 54-542, 54-543, 54-556; 1988, c. 765; 2007, cc. 326, 559.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle II. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION AND BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT","Chapter 9. BRANCH PILOTS","Article 2. EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-909/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"18b4fdade63132723f1b5b5fe00ce0ad84b883adcc1e5bccac7491d02877b992","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-908","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-910"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}