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Beidh gach long, gan beann ar cén bhratach atá ar foluain acu, ach amháin na cineálacha long a eisiatar le hAirteagal 1, agus iad i gcalafoirt Bhallstáit, faoi réir rialú Stáit ar chalafoirt, ag oifigigh a bhfuil údarú cuí faighte acu ón mBallstát sin chun a fhíorú, maidir leis na maraithe atá ag fónamh ar bord a bhfuil sé de cheangal orthu deimhniú inniúlachta agus/nó deimhniú oilteachta agus/nó fianaise dhoiciméadach a bheith acu faoi Choinbhinsiún STCW, go bhfuil an deimhniú inniúlachta sin nó dispeansáid bhailí agus/nó deimhniú oilteachta agus/nó fianaise dhoiciméadach acu.
Irrespective of the flag it flies, each ship, with the exception of those types of ships excluded by Article 1, shall, while in the ports of a Member State, be subject to port State control by officers duly authorised by that Member State to verify that all seafarers serving on board who are required to hold a certificate of competency and/or a certificate of proficiency and/or documentary evidence under the STCW Convention, hold such a certificate of competency or a valid dispensation and/or certificate of proficiency and/or documentary evidence.