Regulations for Seafarer Training, Examination and Application for Certification Article 22

In addition to participating in onshore promotion training and suitability assessment, crew members shall complete training and signing on board in accordance with the procedures contained in the onboard training record book approved by the navigational authority. A training record book should be prepared before training on board. However, third-class voyagers and third-class engineers are not required to do so.On-the-job training on board should be handled by the employer in accordance with the onboard training and assessment instruction manual for mariners approved by the navigation authority.To coordinate foreign hiring of a national crew member of the Republic of China for the ship transport industry or shipping agency industry or as a public or private specialist or higher vocational school instructor or other maritime related public (work) association, the personnel must cooperate with the crew of each rank according to the first paragraph on-the-job training on board. If the foreign employer does not cooperate with the administrator, the navigation authority may stop its application for permission to hire the crew of the Republic of China.