Article 5
1. The following information shall be recorded regarding every passenger ship that departs from a port located in a Member State to undertake a voyage of more than twenty miles from the point of departure: - the family names of the persons on board, - their forenames or initials, - their sex, - an indication of the category of age (adult, child or infant) to which each person belongs, or the age, or the year of birth, - when volunteered by a passenger, information concerning the need for special care or assistance in emergency situations. 2. That information shall be collected before departure and communicated not later than thirty minutes after the passenger ship's departure to the company's passenger registrar or to a shore-based company system that performs the same function.