the act of viewing, examining, or inspecting in detail, esp. for some specific purpose; usually a formal or official inspection of the particulars of something, e.g. of an estate, of a ship or its stores, of the administration of an office, etc.

any observation of a Non-Contracting Party vessel made by a vessel flying the flag of a Contracting Party to the CCAMLR Convention and operating in the Convention area, or by an aircraft registered in a Contracting Party to the CCAMLR Convention, and overflying the Convention Area or by an inspector of the fishery control services of the Contracting Parties assigned to the CCAMLR Inspection System