Sec. 70.037.  DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY BRANCH PILOT.  (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.