Sec. 67.033.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.  To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must:
(1)  be at least 25 years of age;
(2)  be a United States citizen;
(3)  as of the date the license is issued, have resided continuously in this state for at least two years;
(4)  have at least two years' service as a deputy branch pilot and successfully complete the board-approved training program;
(5)  have controlled the navigation of vessels such as the person would pilot;
(6)  have extensive experience in the docking and undocking of vessels;
(7)  be in good mental and physical health;
(8)  have good moral character;  and
(9)  possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a branch pilot.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.