Sec. 68.033.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.  To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must:
(1)  be at least 25 years of age and less than 68 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 have successfully completed 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 licensed under federal law to act as a pilot on vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish pilot services;
(8)  be in good mental and physical health;
(9)  have good moral character;  and
(10)  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.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.