ker morajo države članice zagotoviti, da bo njihov notranji pravni red njim in drugim utemeljeno zainteresiranim državam članicam omogočal udeležbo ali sodelovanje v preiskavi o nesrečah ali njeno vodenje na podlagi določb Kodeksa IMO o preiskovanju pomorskih nezgod;
Whereas Member States should ensure that their internal legal systems enable them and any other substantially interested Member States to participate or cooperate in, or conduct, accident investigations on the basis of the provisions of the IMO Code for the investigation of marine casualties;