In the case of pre-commencement inspections, a Member State may decide not to apply certain requirements or procedures in Annexes I and II relevant to any annual flag State survey or inspection carried out within the previous 6 months, provided that relevant procedures and guidelines for surveys specified in HSSC or procedures designed to achieve the same goal have been followed.
I gcás cigireachtaí réamhthosaithe, féadfaidh Ballstát cinneadh a dhéanamh gan ceanglais nó nósanna imeachta áirithe in Iarscríbhinn I agus in Iarscríbhinn II a chur i bhfeidhm, ar ceanglais iad atá ábhartha maidir le haon suirbhé Bratstáit bliantúil nó cigireacht bhliantúil arna dhéanamh nó arna déanamh, laistigh de na sé mhí roimhe sin, ar choinníoll go leantar na nósanna imeachta agus na treoirlínte ábhartha maidir le suirbhéanna a shonraítear in HSSC nó nósanna imeachta atá ceaptha chun an sprioc chéanna a ghnóthú.