1 A ship, when in a port or an offshore terminal under the jurisdiction of
another Party, is subject to inspection by officers duly authorized by such Party
concerning operational requirements under this Annex,footnote where there are clear grounds for believing that the master
or crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention
of air pollution from ships.
2 In the circumstances given in paragraph 1 of this regulation, the Party
shall take steps to 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.
5 In relation to chapter
4 of this Annex, any port State inspection may verify, when appropriate, that
there is a valid Statement of Compliance related to fuel oil consumption reporting and
operational carbon intensity rating, an International Energy Efficiency Certificate and
a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan on board, in accordance with article 5 of the
present Convention.
6 Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraph 5 of this regulation, any
port State inspection may inspect whether the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan is
duly implemented by the ship in accordance with regulation 28 of
this Annex.