Pri izvajanju pilotnih projektov iz odstavka 2 država članica, pod katere zastavo pluje plovilo ali v kateri je registrirano, sprejme ustrezne ukrepe, da bi zagotovila zapisovanje podatkov, ki jih njena ribiška plovila pošljejo ali sprejmejo, v elektronski obliki, ne glede na vode, v katerih delujejo, in ne glede na pristanišče, v katerem so.
When carrying out the pilot projects mentioned in paragraph 2, the Member State whose flag a vessel is flying or in which a vessel is registered shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the data transmitted by or recovered from, its fishing vessels are recorded in computer-readable form, regardless of the waters in which they are operating or the port they are in.