(1) Every master of a Saint Lucian ship of not less than 200 gross tons shall make out and sign a list of the crew of the ship in the prescribed form containing the following particulars—
(a) the number and date of the ship's register and the gross tonnage of the ship;
(b) the length and general nature of the voyage or employment;
(c) the names, ages and places of birth of all the crew, their ratings on board, their last ships or other employment and the dates and places of their last ships or other employment and the dates and places of their joining the ship;
(d) the names of any of the crew who have ceased to belong to the ship, with the times, places, causes and circumstances thereof;
(e) the names of any members of the crew who have been maimed or hurt, with the time, place, cause and circumstances thereof;
(f) the wages due at the time of death to any of the crew who have died;
(g) particulars of the property belonging to any of the crew who have died, with a statement of the manner in which the property has been dealt with, and the money for which any part of it has been sold; and
(h) details of any marriage that has taken place on board the ship, with the date thereof and the names and ages of the parties.
(2) The list of the crew—
(a) in the case of ships trading exclusively within the Saint Lucian waters or between CARICOM ports shall be delivered or transmitted by the master or owner to the Director not later than 21 days after 30 June and 31 December in each year; and
(b) in the case of ships other than those referred to in paragraph (a), shall be delivered or transmitted by the master to the Director or other proper officer—
(i) within 48 hours after the arrival of the ship at the final port of destination in Saint Lucia, or
(ii) upon the discharge of the crew, whichever first happens.
(3) Where a Saint Lucian ship is lost or abandoned, the ship's master or owner shall, if practicable and as soon as possible, deliver to the Director the list of the crew duly made out to the time of the loss or abandonment.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, “crew” in this section includes the master and apprentices.
(5) Where it is required by this Act that a crew list is to be delivered to the Director a copy of that list should be retained by the owner of that ship for a period of 7 years after the date of the delivery of the crew list to the Director; and the owner shall produce the copy if requested to do so by the Director during the 7 year period.