Med konstituiranjem arbitražnega sodišča, ki se mu predloži kak spor na podlagi tega poglavja, lahko vsako sodišče ali arbitražno sodišče, o katerem so se stranke sporazumele, ali, če do tega sporazuma ni prišlo v dveh tednih po vloženi zahtevi po začasnih ukrepih, Mednarodno sodišče za pomorsko mednarodno pravo ali, v zvezi z dejavnostmi v Coni, zbornica za spore o morskem dnu predpiše, spremeni ali prekliče začasne ukrepe v skladu s tem členom, če prima facie meni, da bo arbitražno sodišče, ki se konstituira, pristojno in da to narekuje nujnost situacije.
Pending the constitution of an arbitral tribunal to which a dispute is being submitted under this section, any court or tribunal agreed on by the parties or, failing such agreement within two weeks from the date of the request for provisional measures, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea or, with respect to activities in the area, the Sea-bed Disputes Chamber, may prescribe, modify or revoke provisional measures in accordance with this Article if it considers that prima facie the tribunal which is to be constituted would have jurisdiction and that the urgency of the situation so requires.