Tex. Transp. Code § 71.103 · Subchapter C. REGULATION OF BRANCH PILOTS AND DEPUTY BRANCH PILOTS
QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE AS DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To be eligible for a certificate as a deputy branch pilot in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County, 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 to perform competently and safely the duties of a deputy branch pilot; and
(7) be selected for appointment by a branch pilot licensed for water in that board's jurisdiction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.71.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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