Seafarer's Service Regulations Article 64

When contracted seafarers board a vessel to serve at domestic ports, when an employment contract has been completed, or a seafarer has changed duty and disembarks at a domestic port, the employer shall apply to the Maritime Administration for an appointment or dismissal approval visa and record it in the Seafarer Service Book.When a domestically employed seafarer boards a vessel in order to serve at foreign ports, the employer shall submit the seafarer’s appointment status to the Maritime Administration within seven days after boarding. When seafarers disembark at foreign ports because of an employment contract ending, the employer shall apply to the Maritime Administration for an appointment or dismissal approval visa within fifteen days after the seafarer returns to the country and subsequently record it in the Seafarer Service Book.When a seafarer is employed abroad and boards to serve at foreign ports, the employer shall report it to the Maritime Administration for future reference and shall submit the Seafarer Service Book, job appointment application, copy of employment contract, immigration certificate, and other documents when applying to the Maritime Administration for appointment or dismissal approval visa upon the seafarer returning and arriving at the first domestic port, and record said application in the Seafarer Service Book.