ANNEX III

Measures available to Member States under international law (Article 6 (3)) Where, following upon an incident or circumstance of the type described under Article 6 (1) and (2) in regard to a vessel falling within the scope of this Directive, the competent authority of the Member State concerned considers, in the framework of international law (1), that it is necessary to prevent, mitigate or eliminate a serious and imminent danger to its coastline or related interests, the safety of other ships, the safety of crews, passengers or people ashore or to protect the marine environment such authority may, in particular: restrict the movement of the vessel or direct it to follow a certain course. This requirement shall not override the master's responsibility for the safe conduct of his vessel, request the master to provide the relevant information from the check list in Annex II of this Directive and confirm that a copy of the list or manifest or appropriate loading plan referred to under paragraph 9 of Annex I is available on board. (1) - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) (1983, Article 221), - International Convention relating to intervention on the high seas in cases of oil pollution casualties, 1969, Articles I, II, III and V, - Protocol relating to intervention on the high seas in cases of pollution by substances other than oil, 1973, Articles I and II.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.