(A) The South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area and surrounding jurisdiction shall organize a board of examiners for the commission of three nautical men, at least one of whom must be licensed for the port under Sections 54-15-120 and 54-15-130. No one is eligible for examination by the board of examiners until he satisfactorily completes his apprenticeship for the port.
(B) The board of examiners shall examine eligible applicants as to their competency to work or manage vessels and generally to discharge the duties of a pilot. Examinations for license are oral, written, and by demonstration.
(C) No license or branch may be granted to a person unless he has received a certificate of his competency signed by a majority of the board of examiners.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1406; 1952 Code Section 56-1406; 1942 Code Section 6686; 1932 Code Section 6686; Civ. C. '22 Section 3584; Civ. C. '12 Section 2474; 1910 (26) 624; 1958 (50) 1624; 1985 Act No. 194, Section 3; 1991 Act No. 56, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006.
Effect of Amendment
The 2006 amendment rewrote subsections (A) and (B).