The Member States which have coasts bordering on the North Sea or English Channel shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to ensure that vessels availing themselves of the services of a deep-sea pilot for pilotage in the North Sea or the English Channel be provided with adequately qualified deep-sea pilots in possession of a certificate delivered by a competent authority of one of these Member States certifying that such pilots are qualified to pilot vessels in the North Sea and the English Channel.
Države članice, ki mejijo na Severno morje ali Rokavski preliv, sprejmejo vse potrebne in ustrezne ukrepe za zagotovitev, da imajo plovila, ki uporabljajo storitve pilota za odprto morje za pilotažo v Severnem morju ali Rokavskem prelivu, na voljo dovolj usposobljene pilote za odprto morje s spričevalom, ki ga izda pristojni organ ene od teh držav članic in ki potrjuje, da so ti piloti usposobljeni za pilotažo plovil v Severnem morju in Rokavskem prelivu.