9.1 The shipboard personnel responsible for controlling
the access to the ship should:
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.1 unless other arrangements have been previously
made by, or through, the agent of the ship, seek from the public authorities,
the emergency response services and the pilots when boarding the ship,
the presentation of their identification document and from the public
authorities and the emergency response services the purpose of their
intended visit;
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.2 record the details of the identification document
presented, if such a recording would not amount to obstruction of
the person in question in the performance of his or her duties;
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.3 escort, when necessary and without unnecessary
delay, the public authorities or emergency response services to their
intended destination on board;
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.4 advise, if appropriate, without delay, the
master and the SSO as to the arrival of the public authorities, the
emergency response services or of the pilot; and
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.5 verify the authenticity of the identity, or
identification document if the ship has serious reasons for doubting
the authenticity of the identification document presented, without
obstructing any public authority or the emergency response services
from the performance of their duties.