(1) The Director-General may direct that any of the provisions of this Part shall apply to any foreign ship while within Ghanaian waters.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Part, the Director-General may relieve any foreign ship or the owner of a foreign ship from compliance with any of the provisions of this Part or Regulations made under this Part relating to inspection, in any specific case of emergency, where the Director-General considers it necessary or advisable in the public interest.

(3) The Director-General shall not relieve any ship or its owner from compliance with any provision as would permit a ship to proceed to sea or to make any voyage in an unseaworthy condition.