Before the passenger ship departs, the number of persons on board shall be communicated to the master of the ship, and reported by appropriate technical means in the single window established pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, or, if the Member State so chooses, communicated to the designated authority by means of the Automatic Identification System.
Sula n-imeoidh long paisinéirí, déanfar an líon daoine ar bord a chur in iúl do mháistir na loinge agus déanfar é a thuairisciú trí mhodhanna teicniúla iomchuí san fhuinneog aonair arna bunú de bhun Airteagal 5 de Threoir 2010/65/AE ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle nó, má roghnaíonn an Ballstát déanamh amhlaidh, cuirfear in iúl don údarás ainmnithe trí bhíthin an Chórais Aitheantais Uathoibríoch é.