- (a) A branch pilot may appoint two deputy pilots, subject to the examination by and approval of the pilot board of a navigation district.
- (b) The branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy pilot if the pilot board considers the appointment advisable.
- (c) The branch pilot is responsible for the acts of the deputy pilots.
- (d) The branch pilot's own appointment under this chapter is forfeited if the branch pilot appoints a deputy pilot without the pilot board's approval.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.