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given an opportunity of adding in his own language any remarks he 

 or any member of his crew may wish to make. The authorised officer 

 shall sign the report in the presence of the master and give him a copy. 

 A copy of the report shall be sent to the competent authority of the 

 country of the vessel boarded. In cases of damage copies of the report 

 shall also be sent to the competent authorities in the countries to which 

 the other parties concerned belong. 



(7) Whenever an authorised officer observes a vessel infringing the 

 provisions of the Convention, he may report the occurrence to the com- 

 petent authority of the country of the vessel, having first made every 

 effort to communicate to the vessel in question by signal or otherwise 

 his intention to report the infringement. If he orders the vessel to stop 

 but does not board it, he shall report the circumstances to the compe- 

 tent authority of the country of the vessel. 



(8) Ships carrying authorised officers, which may be vessels as de- 

 fined in Article 1(2), shall fly a special flag or pennant. The special 

 flag or pennant shall be in a form agreed by the Contracting Parties on 

 the request of the depositary Government. Authorised officers shall ex- 

 ercise their powers under paragraphs (5) or (6) of Article 9, and 

 communicate with vessels, only from surface craft. 



