Regulations Governing the Management and Employment of Foreign National Seafarers Article 13

Foreign national seafarers whose employments have been approved by the Maritime Administration, whether on board domestically or abroad, shall only carry out their on-board services upon completing the following procedures pursuant to their regulations:1. Obtain the R.O.C. seafarer service manual and an approved on-duty visa.2. Obtain a membership card to the National Chinese Seamen’s Union and pay the related dues.3. Enroll in the labor insurance program.If a foreign national seafarer boards overseas due to continued employment or a change to the serving vessel or employer, the vessel owner or operator shall inform the port of registry or the Maritime Administration of any other domestic port of said seafarer’s service status within seven days and shall apply for the re-issuance of a service visa once the vessel returns or the seafarer is discharged.If employed foreign national seafarers need to enter the R.O.C., they shall submit the relevant documents provided by the Maritime Administration to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or R.O.C. Foreign Embassies and Institutes that have been authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to apply for the proper entrance visa.