(1) Every Saint Lucian ship trading from and beyond the Saint Lucian waters that proceeds to sea with 100 persons or more on board shall carry on board as part of her complement a duly qualified medical practitioner.
(2) The owner of a Saint Lucian ship commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 in respect of each day of every voyage of the ship on which the ship is in contravention of subsection (1).