(1) Where in the opinion of the Director the crew of a Saint Lucian ship consists of, or includes persons who may not understand orders given to them in the course of their duty because of their insufficient knowledge of English and the absence of adequate arrangements for transmitting orders in a language of which they have sufficient knowledge, the Director shall inform the master of his or her opinion and the ship shall not proceed to sea, and may be detained.
(2) If a ship goes to sea or attempts to proceed to sea in contravention of this section both the owner and the master commits an offence.
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