Article 12 - Inspection
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Article 12 - Inspection

  (1) A ship flying the flag of a State the Government of which is a Contracting Government shall be subject, when in the ports of other Contracting Governments, to inspection by officers duly authorized by such Governments. Such inspection shall be limited to the purpose of verifying:

  • (a) that the ship is provided with a valid International Tonnage Certificate (1969); and

  • (b) that the main characteristics of the ship correspond to the data given in the certificate.

  (2) In no case shall the exercise of such inspection cause any delay to the ship.

  (3) Should the inspection reveal that the main characteristics of the ship differ from those entered on the International Tonnage Certificate (1969) so as to lead to an increase in the gross tonnage or the net tonnage, the Government of the State whose flag the ship is flying shall be informed without delay.

Parent topic: Articles of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships
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