(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may employ such number of Authority pilots as it considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of providing an adequate and efficient pilotage service.
(2) A person shall not be employed as an Authority pilot unless he or she is in possession of a valid licence to act as an Authority pilot issued under the provisions of section 60.
(3) The Authority may require an Authority pilot to give a bond in favour of the Authority for the proper performance of his or her duties in such amount as the Authority determines.