Notwithstanding Article 5(6), a Member State may, if circumstances require, allow a seafarer to serve in a capacity other than radio officer or radio operator, except as provided by the Radio Regulations, for a period not exceeding three months on board a ship flying its flag, while holding an appropriate and valid certificate issued and endorsed as required by a third country, but not yet endorsed for recognition by the Member State concerned so as to render it appropriate for service on board a ship flying its flag.
Ne glede na člen 5(6) sme država članica, če razmere to zahtevajo, dovoliti pomorščaku, da opravlja delo, toda ne kot radijski elektronik ali pomorski radijski operater, ob upoštevanju določb Pravilnika o radijskih komunikacijah, za obdobje, ki ne presega treh mesecev, na ladji, ki pluje pod njeno zastavo, če ima ustrezno in veljavno spričevalo, ki ga je tretja država pravilno izdala in overila, vendar pa ga zadevna država članica še ni overila v znak priznavanja, da je primerno za opravljanje dela na ladji, ki pluje pod njeno zastavo.