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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 45. Board For Branch Pilots
Chapter 20. Board for Branch Pilots Regulations
12/24/2025

18VAC45-20-30. Change of license.

In order to extend a license, an applicant shall satisfactorily complete 12 or more round trips with a currently licensed pilot of the branch for which the applicant seeks licensure, receive a First Class Pilot endorsement issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, if applicable, for that additional area, and pass a practical examination approved by the board and administered by the board's examination committee.

Branch pilots who have a full branch license from Sea to Wolf Trap qualify to sit for a practical examination approved by the board and administered by the board's examination committee for the waters of Chesapeake Bay from Wolf Trap to Smith Point. Upon successful completion of the examination, the branch pilot obtains a full branch license from Wolf Trap to Smith Point and no additional Federal First Class Pilot endorsement is required.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-902 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR535-01-01 § 3.1, eff. November 30, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 7, eff. December 17, 2025.

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