5.2.12 It may be that the port State control officer has concluded that a hull inspection is unnecessary but, if dissatisfied on the basis of observations on deck, with items such as defective hatch closing arrangements, corroded air pipes and vent coamings, the port State control officer will examine closely the conditions of assignment of load lines, paying particular attention to closing appliances, means of freeing water from the deck and arrangements concerned with the protection of the crew.
5.2.12 Inšpektor za varnost plovbe lahko sklene, da pregled ladijskega trupa ni potreben, vendar pa bo zaradi nezadovoljstva na podlagi opažanj na ladji zaradi stvari, kot so pokvarjene zapiralne naprave na skladiščnih odprtinah, zarjaveli zračniki in odprtine oddušnikov, podrobno proučil pogoje za dodelitev tovornih črt, pri čemer bo posvetil posebno pozornost zapiralnim napravam, napravam za izpuščanje vode s krova in napravam, ki se uporabljajo za zaščito posadke.