S.C. Code Regs. 136-717. Completion of Apprenticeship

A. Upon the successful completion of the two year apprenticeship training and qualification program for the Upper Coastal Area including certification by the Course Monitor of satisfactory completion of the Apprentice Training Course at Georgetown, the pilots shall provide the Commissioners with the name of every successful apprentice, along with a copy of his or her Branch License issued by the Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area and their recommendations regarding his or her prospective licensure by the Commission. B. The complete training record of every apprentice so recommended shall be brought before the Commissioners at the time such apprentice’s name is presented. C. Nothing shall prohibit the Commissioners from periodically reviewing the progress of any apprentice undergoing training, and reviewing the progress reports on every apprentice that have been submitted by the pilots.