(a) On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 67.039, the board shall certify to the governor that a person licensed as a branch pilot has qualified.
(b) On receipt of the board's certification, the governor shall issue to the person, in the name of the state and under the state seal, a commission to serve as a branch pilot to and from Galveston County ports.
(c) The governor shall appoint the number of branch pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Galveston County port.