Regulations Governing the Management and Employment of Foreign National Seafarers Article 11

The duration of employment for foreign national seafarers and the foreign national Seafarer Service Book shall be limited to one year, but an application may be submitted to extend it one year due to continuation of employment or change of employer.Those foreign national undergraduates or graduates who enrolled in the maritime, marine engine or Electrical Engineering departments of public or registered private maritime universities and colleges in ROC, are allowed to extend the application more than once. However, the duration of employment and the validity of the foreign national Seafarer Service Book for the issuance and extension manual shall not exceed 10 years.