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If the Board finds the applicant qualified to act as a branch pilot it shall issue him a license, and he shall thereupon become a state officer, to be known as a branch pilot and shall hold office as such for one year next ensuing. Before he may perform any of the duties of his office he shall give bond before the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which he resides in the penalty of $500, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and he shall take the oath of office required by \u00a7 49-1.\n\t\tBranch pilots may conduct and pilot any vessel.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":264223,"text":"Applicants for examination shall submit to the Board a certificate from the circuit court in the county or city of their residence stating that the applicant is of good character and a resident of the Commonwealth. The applicant shall also submit proof that he has served as an apprentice for five years, including three years as a limited branch pilot. If the Board finds the applicant qualified to act as a branch pilot it shall issue him a license, and he shall thereupon become a state officer, to be known as a branch pilot and shall hold office as such for one year next ensuing. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75924,"section_number":"54.1-900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-900\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80797,"section_number":"49-1","catch_line":"Form of general oath required of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/49-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241005,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73423,"identifier":"54.1-905","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/2\/54.1-905","url":"\/54.1-905\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-905\/","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/2\/54.1-905","dublin_core":{"Title":"Examination of pilots; issuance of license; bonds and oath of office","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-905","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Applicants for examination shall submit to the Board<\/span> a certificate from the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the county or city of their residence stating that the applicant is of good character and a resident of the Commonwealth. The applicant shall also submit proof that he has served as an apprentice for five years, including three years as a limited branch pilot<\/span>. If the Board<\/span> finds the applicant qualified to act as a branch pilot<\/span> it shall issue<\/span> him a license, and he shall thereupon become a state officer, to be known as a branch pilot<\/span> and shall hold office as such for one year next ensuing. Before he may perform any of the duties of his office he shall give bond<\/span> before the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which he resides in the penalty<\/span> of $500, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and he shall take the oath<\/span> of office required by \u00a7 49-1<\/a>.\n\t\tBranch pilots<\/span> may conduct and pilot<\/span> any vessel.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXAMINATION OF PILOTS; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; BONDS AND OATH OF OFFICE (\u00a7\n54.1-905)\n\nApplicants for examination shall submit to the Board a certificate from the\ncircuit court in the county or city of their residence stating that the\napplicant is of good character and a resident of the Commonwealth. The applicant\nshall also submit proof that he has served as an apprentice for five years,\nincluding three years as a limited branch pilot. If the Board finds the\napplicant qualified to act as a branch pilot it shall issue him a license, and\nhe shall thereupon become a state officer, to be known as a branch pilot and\nshall hold office as such for one year next ensuing. Before he may perform any\nof the duties of his office he shall give bond before the clerk of the circuit\ncourt of the county or city in which he resides in the penalty of $500,\nconditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and he shall take the\noath of office required by \u00a7 49-1.\n\t\tBranch pilots may conduct and pilot any vessel.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-536, 54-555; 1988, c. 765.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}