6.1.1 Although the provisions of regulation V/19-1 do not include any
expressed provisions which allow or enable an Administration to grant
exemptions from, or equivalents to, the requirement to transmit LRIT
information, when such exemptions or equivalents are warranted, Administrations
may invoke, in lieu, the provisions of regulation
V/3.2 when considering or granting any exemptions or equivalents
to the provisions of regulation V/19-1.
In such cases, the Administration concerned should comply with the
provisions of regulation V/3.3.
6.1.2 Administrations, when invoking the provisions
of regulation V/3.2, should take,
in addition to what is expressly stipulated in the aforesaid regulation,
the effect such exemptions or equivalents have on measures established
by the Organization with a view to enhancing maritime security and
should consult with the Contracting Government(s) within whose jurisdiction
the port(s) or place(s) to which the ship is proceeding to is/are
located and with the Contracting Government(s) of the coast of which
the ship might be navigating.
6.1.3 Notwithstanding any additional conditions
which the Administration concerned may stipulate when granting exemptions
or equivalents from the requirement to transmit LRIT information,
the ship concerned should be required, in lieu of transmitting LRIT
information, to either:
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.1 provide a copy of the voyage or passage planfootnote for the specific voyage to the Contracting
Government within whose jurisdiction the port or place to which the
ship is proceeding to is located and to the Contracting Governments
of the coast of which the ship might be navigating and any changes
thereto; or
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.2 report its positions at regular intervals,
to be determined by the Administration taking into account the specific
voyage or passage plan, to the aforesaid Contracting Governments,
if provided with the means for doing so.