1 A ship when in a port or an offshore terminal of another Party is
subject to inspection by officers duly authorized by such Party concerning
operational requirements under this Annex, where there are clear grounds
for believing that the master or crew are not familiar with essential
shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of pollution by oil.
2 In the circumstances given in paragraph 1 of this regulation, the Party
shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until the
situation has been brought to order in accordance with the requirements of
this Annex.
3 Procedures relating to the port State control prescribed in article 5 of
the present Convention shall apply to this regulation.
4 Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to limit the rights and
obligations of a Party carrying out control over operational requirements
specifically provided for in the present Convention.
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