The first was that ship classification societies, when acting on behalf of national administrations - because it is the responsibility of flag States to guarantee the safety of ships - must be covered by the same legal guarantees as when it is the national administrations that are acting.
For det første skal skibsklassifikationsselskaber, når de handler på vegne af nationale myndigheder - da det er flagstaternes ansvar at garantere skibes sikkerhed - være dækket af de samme retlige garantier, som når det er de nationale myndigheder, der agerer.