Na podlagi uporabe sistema s strani članice in v skladu z določbami člena 36 Komisija lahko odloči, da se uporablja alternativni sistem, pri čemer upošteva vrsto sistema za spremljanje položaja, vrsto ribiškega plovila ali plovil, območje ali območja, v katerih se ribari, ciljne vrste in trajanje ribolovnih potovanj.
In particular, on the basis of an application by a Member State and in accordance with the provisions of Article 36, the Commission may decide that an alternative system to VMS may be applied, taking into account the type of monitoring system proposed, the type of fishing vessel or vessels, the area or areas fished, the targeted species and the duration of the fishing trips.