En medlemsstat, hvis kompetente myndigheder i medfør af dette direktiv eller ad anden vej har fået oplysning om forhold, der indebærer en risiko eller øger risikoen for nogle af en anden medlemsstats hav- og kystområder, træffer de fornødne foranstaltninger til hurtigst muligt at underrette alle berørte medlemsstater herom og rådføre sig med dem om, hvad der skal foretages.
Any Member State the competent authorities of which have been informed, pursuant to this Directive or in some other way, of facts which involve or increase the risk for another Member State of a hazard being posed to certain shipping areas and coastal zones, shall take the appropriate measures to inform any interested Member State thereof as soon as possible and consult it regarding the action being envisaged.