Sec. 69.034.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE.  To be eligible for a certificate as a deputy branch pilot, a person must:
(1)  be at least 25 years of age;
(2)  be a United States citizen;
(3)  hold a license under federal law to act as a pilot on vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish pilot services;
(4)  be in good mental and physical health;
(5)  have good moral character;
(6)  possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a deputy branch pilot;  and
(7)  successfully complete the board-approved apprenticeship training program.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.