Artikel XI

1. Crew members holding the relevant identity documents, mentioned in Article IX, have the right, regardless of the mode of transport, to enter the territory of the other Contracting Party or pass through that territory in order to rejoin their vessel, to be transferred to another vessel, to return to their country, or to travel for any other purpose with the consent of the competent authorities of that other Contracting Party.
2. When a crew member holding the relevant identity document, mentioned in Article IX, is disembarked in a port on the territory of the other Contracting Party for reasons of health, or other grounds recognized by the competent authorities, these authorities shall give the necessary authorisation in order to enable the crew member to remain on their territory to receive medical attention or to be hospitalized and to return to his country by any means of transport or to go to another port of embarkation.