The Law of Ships Article 50
When a non-R.O.C. flag ship, of which a load line shall be assigned subject to the provisions of the International Load Line Convention or the laws of its flag state, departs from a R.O.C. international port, the master of the ship shall submit the Load Line Certificate or Exemption Certificate to the shipping administration authority of the port for examination. In one of the following conditions, the authority may order improvement to be made by a specified deadline, and the ship shall not depart from the port before fulfillment of the order:1. Failure to submit the load line or exemption certificate for examination or such certificate has expired.2. The ship's load exceeds the maximum draft specified in the load line certificate.3. The position of the load line is inconsistent with that specified in the load line certificate.4. The load line shall be re-assigned but not re-assigned yet.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.
中文原文 船舶法第50條
依國際載重線公約或船籍國法律之規定應勘劃載重線之非中華民國船舶，自中華民國港口發航，該船船長應向該港航政機關，送驗該船舶之載重線證書或豁免證書。
有下列各款情形之一者，該港航政機關得命其限期改善，未改善完成前，不得離港：
一、未能送驗船舶載重線證書或載重線豁免證書，或證書失效。
二、船舶載重超過船舶載重線證書所規定之最高吃水線。
三、載重線之位置與船舶載重線證書所載不符。
四、應重行勘劃載重線而未勘劃。
船長不服前項命其限期改善或不得離港之處分者，得於五日內向該港航政機關提出申復。
有下列各款情形之一者，該港航政機關得命其限期改善，未改善完成前，不得離港：
一、未能送驗船舶載重線證書或載重線豁免證書，或證書失效。
二、船舶載重超過船舶載重線證書所規定之最高吃水線。
三、載重線之位置與船舶載重線證書所載不符。
四、應重行勘劃載重線而未勘劃。
船長不服前項命其限期改善或不得離港之處分者，得於五日內向該港航政機關提出申復。