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Deputy Pilot Application Qualifications

  • Be at least twenty-five (25) years of age.
  • Be a United States citizen.
  • Be of good moral character.
  • Possess the requisite skill as a navigator to perform safely and competently the duties of a Deputy Pilot.
  • Hold at the minimum a valid U.S. Coast Guard license as Master 1600 Gross Tons              (Inland, Near Coastal, or Oceans) or U.S. Coast Guard license as Chief Mate Unlimited Tonnage (Near Coastal or Oceans).
  • Hold a valid Radar Observer (Unlimited) certification.
  • Be of good mental and physical health sufficient to perform the duties of a ship pilot.
  • Be eligible to receive a U.S. Coast Guard First Class Pilot License (Unlimited Tonnage) for the Brownsville Ship Channel from Brazos Santiago Pass Sea Buoy to the Brownsville Turning Basin and the Port Isabel Turning Basin, Texas.