Section 1175 Of Article 1. Issuance Of License From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. No person shall be licensed as a pilot unless all of the
following requirements are met:
(a) The person can meet the qualifications set by the board,
including age limitations, if any.
(b) The person is of good mental and physical health and good
moral character.
(c) The person possesses the requisite skill and experience as a
navigator and pilot, together with practical knowledge of the
currents, tide, soundings, bearings, and distances of the several
shoals, and the rocks, bars, points of landings, lights, and fog
signals of, or pertaining to, the navigation of the pilot ground for
which the person applies for a license to act as a pilot.
(d) The person can satisfy the board that the person has means
available for boarding and leaving vessels which the person may be
called upon to pilot.