South Carolina § 54-15-100 Apprentices for Lower Coastal Area.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 54-15-100 — Apprentices for Lower Coastal Area.

South Carolina § 54-15-100

Title 54PORTS AND MARITIME MATTERS

Ch. 15PILOTS AND PILOTAGE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 54-15-100 (2026).

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Apprentices for the Lower Coastal Area are taken only by pilots licensed under Sections 54-15-120 and 54-15-130 for the port and must be approved and certified by the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area. They must not be under eighteen years of age, must be a graduate of an accredited four-year college or shall hold an unlimited ocean third mate's license, must have 20/20 visual acuity uncorrected or corrected by contact lens, must have good color vision evidenced by ability to distinguish colors by means of a test accepted by the United States Coast Guard, must have good natural hearing, and must have other physical and mental qualifications required by the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area. Satisfactory certificates of the

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Apprentices for the Lower Coastal Area are taken only by pilots licensed under Sections 54-15-120 and 54-15-130 for the port and must be approved and certified by the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area. They must not be under eighteen years of age, must be a graduate of an accredited four-year college or shall hold an unlimited ocean third mate's license, must have 20/20 visual acuity uncorrected or corrected by contact lens, must have good color vision evidenced by ability to distinguish colors by means of a test accepted by the United States Coast Guard, must have good natural hearing, and must have other physical and mental qualifications required by the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area. Satisfactory certificates of the requirements of this section must be filed with the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area before the applicant may be accepted as an apprentice.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 56-1410; 1952 Code SECTION 56-1409; 1942 Code SECTION 6689; 1932 Code SECTION 6689; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3587; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2477; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1621; G. S. 1263; R. S. 1361; 1892 (15) 54; 1894 (20) 801; 1910 (26) 625; 1920 (31) 700; 1947 (45) 163; 1958 (50) 1624; 1969 (56) 151; 1982 Act No. 285, SECTION 1; 1985 Act No. 194, SECTION 5; 1991 Act No. 56, SECTION 2; 2006 Act No. 237, SECTION 1, eff March 17, 2006. Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment substituted "Lower Coastal Area" for "Port of Charleston" and "port" and added "South Carolina" preceding "Commissioners of Pilotage" throughout.