No official of the littoral state is allowed to board the vessel without special permission of the commander … Even individuals who do not belong to the crew but who, after having committed a crime on the territory of the littoral state, have taken refuge on board, cannot be forcibly taken off the vessel; if the commander refuses their surrender, it can be obtained only by diplomatic means from his home state.
وعلى غرار الحالات الأخرى للحصانة من الولاية، تتخلى دولة علم السفينة عن امتيازاتها لكي تتيح للدولة الساحلية ممارسة الولاية``.