V primeru nove ladje, ki, ne glede na njeno zastavo, ni vpisana v državi članici, ampak jo je treba prenesti v ladijski register države članice, tako ladjo ob prenosu inšpekcijsko pregleda država članica, ki jo sprejema, da bi preverila, ali je dejansko stanje opreme v skladu z varnostnimi spričevali in izpolnjuje to direktivo in ima ustrezen znak ali je po mnenju uprave navedene države članice enakovredna opremi, odobreni v skladu s to direktivo.
In the case of a new ship which, irrespective of its flag, is not registered in a Member State but is to be transferred to the register of a Member State, such a ship shall, on transfer, be subject to inspection by the receiving Member State to verify that the actual condition of its equipment corresponds to its safety certificates and either complies with this Directive and bears the mark or is equivalent, to the satisfaction of that Member State's administration, to equipment type-approval in accordance with this Directive.