- (a) Each branch pilot, subject to examination and approval of the board, may appoint two deputy branch pilots.
- (b) A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot if the board considers the appointment advisable.
- (c) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot without the approval of the board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.