(1) Where the Director-General receives notification of a ship security alert, the Director-General shall immediately notify the States in the vicinity of which the ship is operating.
(2) Where the Director-General receives notification of a ship security alert from a ship that is not a Ghanaian ship, the Director-General shall immediately notify,
(a) the ship's administration, and
(b) if necessary the States in the vicinity where the ship is operating.