(1) If the chief executive receives notification of a ship security alert, he or she must immediately notify the States in the vicinity of which the ship is operating.
(2) If the chief executive receives notification of a ship security alert from a ship that is not registered in New Zealand, he or she must immediately notify—
(a) the ship's administration; and
(b) if appropriate, the States in whose vicinity the ship is operating.
Compare: Annex to the Convention, Chapter XI-2 r 6