(1) Section 376 to 411 shall apply to any salvage operation unless a contract expressly or by implication provides otherwise.
(2) The master of a Saint Lucian vessel shall have the authority to conclude contracts for salvage operations on behalf of the owner of the vessel, and the master and the owner of a Saint Lucian vessel shall have the authority to conclude contracts on behalf of the owner of property on board the vessel.
(3) This section shall not affect, the application of section 385 or the duties to prevent or minimise damage to the environment provided in sections 386(b) and 387(b).