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

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

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 76A-6

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Full. – A license to pilot any vessel. Provided there is a vacancy in the number of pilot positions established pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-14, a full license shall be issued to the holder of a limited license who has in the opinion of the Commission satisfactorily served at least one year under a limited license. Additionally the Commission may issue a full license to any one who in the Commission’s judgment has sufficient credentials as established under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-5(b) to perform the pilotage task associated with a full license.

(3) Apprentice. – A license to engage in a program, approved by the Commission, as apprentice pilot under the terms of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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.)