The Law of Ships Article 55
When a non-R.O.C. flag ship carries passengers at a R.O.C. port, the master of the ship shall submit the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate to the shipping administration authority at the port of calling for examination. In no case may the ship carry passengers unless its seaworthiness is verified.For non-R.O.C. flag ships that fail to submit the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate for examination as stipulated in 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.
中文原文 船舶法第55條
非中華民國船舶在中華民國港口搭載乘客時，該船船長應向船舶所在地航政機關送驗客船安全證書，非經查明適航性，不得搭載乘客。
未依前項規定送驗客船安全證書之非中華民國船舶，該港航政機關得命其限期改善，未改善完成前，不得離港。
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。
未依前項規定送驗客船安全證書之非中華民國船舶，該港航政機關得命其限期改善，未改善完成前，不得離港。
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。