Regulations on Port Services at Commercial Ports Article 20
This English translation was last updated on 2023-04-26, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-23. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A ship and floating equipment in the port area shall not be engaged in the following activities:1.Violating laws or regulations to carry persons, cargoes or dangerous substances.2.Soliciting passengers or cargoes in an improper way, or violating laws or regulations to carry passengers and tour around the port.3.Exceeding the scope of business, or the navigation area as provided.4.Berthing alongside another ship not for the purpose of operation in the absence of permission, or berthing or staying in the neighboring area of a merchant ship.5.Berthing, loading/unloading cargos, or letting passengers and seafarers get on or off the ship at a place other than an appointed area6.Navigating at night without showing signal lights or signal flags or sounding stereo box or signals at will7.Arbitrarily entering or departing from the port without permission from the commerical port management enterprise, maritime and port authority or its designated institution8. Drainage of untreated ballast water.9. The use of fuel ships with sulfur content that does not comply with the provisions of this Law or does not adopt measures of similar reduction effect during their entry and exit of the port is found without the limits, except for any of the following circumstances:(1) If qualified fuel cannot be purchased or the port of call has a temporary equipment failure within the schedule, documents should be attached with the declaration of forecast statement made upon entry to the port.(2) The renovation report or replacement plan shall be approved by the maritime and port authority, and the renovation or replacement shall be completed within the deadline.(3) Other matters force majeure10.Being engaged in other behavior affecting the security of the port area announced by the maritime and port authority or its designated institution and reported by the commercial port management enterprise to the maritime port authority for announcement.
中文原文 商港港務管理規則第20條
港區內之船舶及浮具，不得有下列之行為：
一、違規載運人、貨或危險物品。
二、強行攬載客、貨或違規載客遊覽港區。
三、超出營運範圍或規定航行區域。
四、非營運作業擅自停靠船舶外舷或在商船四週停泊及逗留。
五、不遵照指定之區域停泊、裝卸貨物或上下船員及旅客。
六、航行時未依規定顯示號燈、號標，或任意鳴放音響或信號。
七、未依商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關同意，逕行入出港。
八、排洩未經處理之壓艙水。
九、進出港期間使用燃油之船舶，其燃油硫含量不符本法規定或未採行同等減排效應之作為。
但有下列情形之一者，不在此限：
（一）預定航程內之港口無法購得合格燃油或臨時設備故障，經檢附證明文件並於入港預報聲明。
（二）提報改造或汰換計畫經航港局核准，且未逾期完成改造或汰換。
（三）其他不可抗力事由。
十、其他經航港局或指定機關公告及商港經營事業機構報經航港局公告妨害港區安全之行為。
一、違規載運人、貨或危險物品。
二、強行攬載客、貨或違規載客遊覽港區。
三、超出營運範圍或規定航行區域。
四、非營運作業擅自停靠船舶外舷或在商船四週停泊及逗留。
五、不遵照指定之區域停泊、裝卸貨物或上下船員及旅客。
六、航行時未依規定顯示號燈、號標，或任意鳴放音響或信號。
七、未依商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關同意，逕行入出港。
八、排洩未經處理之壓艙水。
九、進出港期間使用燃油之船舶，其燃油硫含量不符本法規定或未採行同等減排效應之作為。
但有下列情形之一者，不在此限：
（一）預定航程內之港口無法購得合格燃油或臨時設備故障，經檢附證明文件並於入港預報聲明。
（二）提報改造或汰換計畫經航港局核准，且未逾期完成改造或汰換。
（三）其他不可抗力事由。
十、其他經航港局或指定機關公告及商港經營事業機構報經航港局公告妨害港區安全之行為。