Aanhangsel XII (tweede herziening): Internationale Maritieme Organisatie bij het Verdrag nopens de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de gespecialiseerde organisaties

The privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities referred to in article VI, section 21 of the standard clauses shall be accorded to the Secretary-General of the Organization, to the Deputy Secretary-General, to the Secretary of the Maritime Safety Committee and to the Directors of the Administrative Division, the Technical Co-operation Division, the Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, the Conference Division and the Marine Environment Division, provided that the provisions of this paragraph shall not require the Member in whose territory the Organization has its Headquarters to apply article VI, section 21 of the standard clauses to any person who is its national. If the Organization changes the titles of any of the Director posts at any time, the holders for the time being of such posts shall continue to be accorded the privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities referred to in this paragraph.

a). Experts (other than officials coming wihtin the scope of article VI) serving on committees of, or performing missions for, the Organization shall be accorded the following privileges and immunities so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, including time spent on journeys in connection with service on such committees or missions:
(i) immunity from personal arrest or seizure of their personal baggage;
(ii) in respect to words spoken or written or acts done by them in the performance of their official functions, immunity from legal process of every kind, such immunity to continue notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer serving on committees of or employed on missions for the Organization;
(iii) the same facilities in respect of currency and exchange restrictions and in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to officials of foreign governments on temporary official missions;
(iv) inviolability for all papers and documents relating to the work on which they are engaged for the Organizations; and
(v) the right to use codes and to receive documents and correspondence by courier or in sealed dispatch bags for their communications with the International Maritime Organization.
In connection with section 2(a)(iv) and (v) above, the principle contained in the last sentence of section 12 of the standard clauses shall be applicable.
b). Privileges and immunities are granted to such experts in the interests of the Organization and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. The Organization shall have the right and duty to waive the immunity of any expert in any case where, in its opinion, the immunity would impede the course of justice and it can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the Organization.