The Law of Ships Article 43

For a non-R.O.C. flag ship departing from a R.O.C. port, the master of the ship shall submit the Tonnage Certificate to the shipping administration authority of the port for examination.For a non-R.O.C. flag ship that fails to submit the Tonnage Certificate for examination pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the shipping administration authority of the port may order improvement to be made by a specified deadline. The ship shall not depart from the port before fulfillment of the order.The master of the ship who disagrees to the order for improvement or prohibition to depart from the port as mentioned in the preceding paragraph may appeal to the shipping administration authority of the port within 5 days.