(1) The Minister may appoint duly qualified persons within or outside Saint Lucia as Surveyors of Ships to survey and measure ships under and for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Minister may, by regulations, nominate any person within or outside Saint Lucia to be a classification society for the purposes of this Act and any classification society so appointed may appoint any person to survey and measure ships under and for the purposes of this Act, subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose.