(1) The Minister may direct that this Part or any of the provisions thereof shall apply to any foreign ship or class of ship while within Saint Lucian waters.
(2) Despite anything in this Part, the Minister may relieve any foreign ship or the owner of any such ship from compliance with any of the provisions of this Part or regulations made thereunder relating to inspection, in any specific case of emergency where the Minister may deem it necessary or advisable in the public interest, to such extent and in such manner and upon such terms as the Minister may consider proper in the circumstances; but the Minister shall not relieve any ship or the owner thereof from compliance with any such provision to such extent as would permit any ship to proceed to sea or to make any voyage in an unseaworthy condition.