254. In the event of any accident likely to lead to an environmental hazard -

the master of a Brunei Darussalam nuclear ship shall immediately inform the Director. The master shall also immediately inform the competent Government authority of the country in whose waters the ship may be, or whose waters the ship approaches in a damaged condition;

the master of any nuclear ship which is in, or near to, or which is bound for Brunei Darussalam in a damaged condition shall immediately inform the Director.