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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 2007, chapters 326<\/a> and 559<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75924,"section_number":"54.1-900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-900\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83535,"identifier":"54.1-909","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/2\/54.1-909","url":"\/54.1-909\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-909\/","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/2\/54.1-909","dublin_core":{"Title":"License as limited branch pilot","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-909","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any apprentice may apply to the Board<\/span> for a license as a limited branch pilot<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may grant him a license after proper examination if in the opinion<\/span> of the Board<\/span> the applicant is qualified. The Board<\/span> may endorse on the license such limitations as it deems proper, and a limited branch pilot<\/span> shall perform his duties of piloting and conducting vessels within the limitations imposed by his license.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE AS LIMITED BRANCH PILOT (\u00a7 54.1-909)\n\nAny apprentice may apply to the Board for a license as a limited branch pilot.\nThe Board may grant him a license after proper examination if in the opinion of\nthe Board the applicant is qualified. The Board may endorse on the license such\nlimitations as it deems proper, and a limited branch pilot shall perform his\nduties of piloting and conducting vessels within the limitations imposed by his\nlicense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-542, 54-543, 54-556; 1988, c. 765; 2007, cc. 326,\n559.","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}}