The regulations governing the freedom to provide maritime transport services within a Member State (known as 'cabotage') allow Member States to impose public service obligations, without any discrimination between Community shipowners, as a condition for operating scheduled services to. from and between islands.
De bestemmelser, der giver mulighed for frit at udføre søtransport inden for medlemsstaterne (cabotage), giver medlemsstaterne ret til, uden at foretage nogen diskriminering mellem EU-redere, at pålægge forpligtelser til offentlige tjenesteydelser som en betingelse for at drive ruteforbindelse til, mellem og fra øer.