The Seafarer Act Article 51
A seafarer may apply for voluntary retirement under either of the following conditions:1 .Where has worked on ships for fifteen years and attains the age of fifty-five.2. Where has worked on ships for more than twenty years.The employer may force a seafarer to retire in either of the following conditions:1. The seafarer attains the age of 65;2. The seafarer is under guardianship or has declared assistantship; or3. According to the Labor Insurance Act the degree of disability remaining in the seafarers’ body is determined to be unsuitable for working on board.A retired seafarer at the age of 65 can be hired in case he/she complies with the standard of physical examination.The seniority of service and the payment of retirement pension of a seafarer prior to the enactment of This Act shall be computed in accordance with the Maritime Law before the enactment of This Act.
中文原文 船員法第51條
船員有下列情形之一者，得申請退休：
一、在船服務年資十年以上，年滿五十五歲。
二、在船服務年資二十年以上。
船員有下列情形之一者，雇用人得強迫退休：
一、年滿六十五歲。
二、受監護、輔助宣告。
三、依勞工保險條例所認定失能等級，達到永久不適任船上任何職位。
年滿六十五歲船員，合於船員體格檢查標準，得受僱之。
本法施行前之船員工作年資，其退休金給與標準，依本法施行前之海商法規定計算。
一、在船服務年資十年以上，年滿五十五歲。
二、在船服務年資二十年以上。
船員有下列情形之一者，雇用人得強迫退休：
一、年滿六十五歲。
二、受監護、輔助宣告。
三、依勞工保險條例所認定失能等級，達到永久不適任船上任何職位。
年滿六十五歲船員，合於船員體格檢查標準，得受僱之。
本法施行前之船員工作年資，其退休金給與標準，依本法施行前之海商法規定計算。