Section 721 Of Article 2. Yacht And Ship Brokers From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) In addition to any proof of honesty, truthfulness, and
good reputation required of any applicant for a broker's license, the
department shall ascertain by written examination that the
applicant, and in case of a partnership or corporation applicant for
a broker's license that an officer or partner thereof through whom it
proposes to act as a yacht broker, has all of the following:
(1) Appropriate knowledge of the English language, including
reading, writing, and spelling, and of arithmetical computations
common to the yacht brokerage business.
(2) An understanding of the principles of the yacht brokerage
business and profession, including an understanding of a certificate
of ownership, certificate of number, security agreement, bill of
sale, and other documents required to register and number, and to
transfer title of an undocumented vessel pursuant to the Vehicle
Code.
(3) An understanding that transfer of title of a documented vessel
shall be performed in accordance with federal law as administered by
the United States Coast Guard.
(4) An understanding of maritime and admiralty liens with respect
to vessels and the requirements of the Department of Transportation
or other federal agency and the United States Coast Guard with
respect to documentation, mortgaging, and transferring of title of
documented vessels.
(5) An understanding of agency contracts and of types and kinds of
listings and deposit receipts with respect to vessels.
(6) A general knowledge of equipment legally required on a yacht.
(7) A general understanding of the obligations between principal
and agent, and of the fiduciary relationship between them, and of
business ethics pertaining to the business and profession of yacht
brokers and yacht salespersons.
(8) A general knowledge of yachts.
(b) (1) If an applicant fails to pass the required examination,
the department shall so notify the applicant, may suggest further
study, and, upon payment of the required fee, shall schedule a
reexamination.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), whenever an applicant fails to
pass the written examination on the third attempt to do so, he or she
shall be prohibited from retaking the examination for a period of
six months from the date of taking the third examination.