Artikel 8

1. A ship, provided with an International Tonnage Certificate, when in a port of a country to which it does not belong, but to which this Convention applies, is subject to control with respect to Tonnage Measurement. Such control shall be limited to the purpose of securing:
(a) that the Net Tonnage marked on the ship corresponds to the Net Tonnage entered on the Tonnage Certificate; and
(b) that the ship has not been altered as mentioned in article 6 of this Convention.
2. Only officers possessing the necessary qualifications shall be authorized to exercise control as aforesaid.
3. In no case must the exercise of such control cause any expence or delay to the ship.
4. Should the control reveal that the actual conditions on the ship differ from those entered on the Tonnage Certificate, the Government of the country to which the ship belongs shall be informed, without delay, with a view to resolving the question.
As soon as correction has been made, the Government of the country where the observations were made shall be notified.