7. A State Party that has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea and is without nationality or may be assimilated to a vessel without nationality may board and search the vessel. If evidence confirming the suspicion is found, that State Party shall take appropriate measures in accordance with relevant domestic and international law.
7. 缔约国如有合理理由怀疑某一船只正在从事海上偷运移民活动且该船只无国籍或与无国籍船相类似，可登船并对该船只进行搜查。如发现可证实这种怀疑的证据，该缔约国应根据有关的本国法律和国际法采取适当措施。