In exceptional circumstances, where duly justified by an appropriate analysis by the Commission and in order to avoid a serious and unacceptable threat to maritime safety, to health, to shipboard living or working conditions or to the marine environment, or to avoid incompatibility with Union maritime legislation, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13, amending this Directive in order not to apply, for the purpose of this Directive, an amendment to the international instruments referred to in Article 2.
In imthosca eisceachtúla, i gcás ina bhfuil údar cuí leis de réir anailís iomchuí arna déanamh ag an gCoimisiún agus chun bagairt thromchúiseach dho-ghlactha ar shábháilteacht mhuirí, an tsláinte, dálaí maireachtála nó oibre ar bord loinge nó an timpeallacht mhuirí, nó neamhréireacht le reachtaíocht mhuirí an Aontais a sheachaint, tugtar de chumhacht don Choimisiún gníomhartha tarmligthe a ghlacadh i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 13, lena leasaítear an Treoir seo ionas nach gcuirfí leasú ar na hionstraimí idirnáisiúnta dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 2 i bhfeidhm, chun críche na Treorach seo.