- (a) On the filing of the bond and the taking of the oath required by Section 71.104, a commissioner of pilots of the applicable pilot board shall certify to the governor that the branch pilot has qualified.
- (b) On receiving the certificate, the governor shall issue to the branch pilot, in the name of the state and under the state seal, a commission to serve as a branch pilot in the jurisdiction of the applicable pilot board.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.