§ 76A-6. Classes of licenses. - North Carolina Statutes

§76A‑6.  Classes of licenses.

The Commission shall havegeneral authority to issue the following classes of licenses:

(1)        Limited. – Limitedlicenses may be issued to those who pass requirements established by theCommission to entitle such person to a limited license.

(2)        Full. – A license topilot any vessel. Provided there is a vacancy in the number of pilot positionsestablished pursuant to G.S. 76A‑14, a full license shall be issued tothe holder of a limited license who has in the opinion of the Commissionsatisfactorily served at least one year under a limited license. Additionallythe Commission may issue a full license to any one who in the Commission'sjudgment has sufficient credentials as established under G.S. 76A‑5(b) toperform the pilotage task associated with a full license.

(3)        Apprentice. – Alicense to engage in a program, approved by the Commission, as apprentice pilotunder the terms of G.S. 76A‑12. (1981, c. 910, s. 1; 1983(Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1081, s. 3; 1985, c. 631, ss. 1, 2; c. 689, s. 26.)