وعلى غرار الحالات الأخرى للحصانة من الولاية، تتخلى دولة علم السفينة عن امتيازاتها لكي تتيح للدولة الساحلية ممارسة الولاية``.
No official of the littoral state is allowed to board the vessel without special permission of the commander … Even individuals who do not belong to the crew but who, after having committed a crime on the territory of the littoral state, have taken refuge on board, cannot be forcibly taken off the vessel; if the commander refuses their surrender, it can be obtained only by diplomatic means from his home state.