Regulations for Issuing Certificate of Vessel's Nationality Article 6

The ship's distinctive number entered in the Certificate of Vessel's Nationality shall in no case be changed with the alteration of any other registered entry.
中文原文 船舶國籍證書核發規則第6條
船舶國籍證書中所填之船舶號數,不得因登載事項之變更而變更。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.