The Administration, if it considers that a ship’s size and the conditions of its voyage are such as to render the application of the full requirements of this regulation and Section A-II/3 of the STCW Code unreasonable or impracticable, may to that extent exempt the master and the officer in charge of a navigational watch on such a ship or class of ships from some of the requirements, bearing in mind the safety of all ships which may be operating in the same waters.
Myndighederne kan, såfremt de skønner, at et skibs størrelse og forholdene på dets rejse er således, at anvendelsen af alle kravene i dette reglement og i afsnit A-II/3 i STCW-koden ville være urimelig eller praktisk uigennemførlig, i tilsvarende omfang fritage føreren og vagthavende navigatør i et sådant skib eller klasse af skibe fra at opfylde visse af kravene under hensyntagen til sikkerheden for alle skibe, der sejler i samme farvand.