Regulations on Port Services at Commercial Ports Article 3
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.
Within twenty-four hours before a ship's arrival at the port and twelve hours before the ship's departure from the port, the ship owner or his/her agent shall, according to the actual situation, fill in a prior notice sheet that specifies related information such as the route, the estimated arrival time, the draft, the captain's name, the quantity and type of cargo, the number of crew members, seafarers and passengers, the next calling port and the destination port. For international commercial ports, the sheet shall be submitted to the maritime and port authority for audits and then given to the commercial port management enterprise to facilitate arrangement of berths; for domestic commercial ports, the sheet shall be submitted to the maritime and port authority or an institution designated by the Executive Yuan (Hereinafter referred to as the “Designated Institution”) for audits before the berths are arranged. However, in case of an emergency, a ship can apply for emergency entry or departure from the port.Besides the documents established in the preceding paragraph, the owner or his/her agent of an international ship shall also enclose documents supporting the purchase of the ship owner’s liability insurance, BALLAST WATER REPORTING FORM (as shown in the enclosure )For the owner or his/her agent of an international ship or merchant ship directly sailing to Mainland China regions, he/she shall declare the list of crew members and seafarers prior to departure or arrival; if passengers are present, a list of passengers should also be included.For the party operating the cargo shipping business, the party shall complete the declaration of the imported Cargo Bay Plan five hours prior to the arrival at the discharging port.The aforementioned prior notices in the preceding two paragraphs may also be faxed or sent through telegraph by the captain of the ship.For ships other than passenger ships with photocopies or electronic copies of ship document examined by the maritime and port authority or designated institution, the ship owner or his/her agent may apply in advance for the prior notice sheet for the ship's departure from the port prior to its arrival at the port. When the documents submitted are incomplete, the ship owner or his/her agent shall supplement the documents and submit them to the maritime and port authority or designated institution for inspection within five days after the date of the ship's departure; failure to do so shall disqualify the ship owner or his/her agent from applying for the prior notice sheet for ship's departure.The maritime and port authority or designated institution may establish separate operating directions in a prior notice sheet of the following conditions without conforming with Paragraph 1, Paragraph 3 and the preceding paragraph of this Article:1. In the case of a public service ship, operating ship owned by the state (state-operated) or private enterprise or transport vessel, if multiple entries at the same port are needed within a certain period of time.2. In the case of a recreational yacht neither berthing in the commercial port nor entering/exiting the border.Attachment：BALLAST WATER REPORTING FORM.pdf
中文原文 商港港務管理規則第3條
船舶入港，應於到達港區二十四小時前，出港應於發航十二小時前，由船舶所有人或其代理人據實填具船舶入港或出港預報表，載明航線、預定到達時間、吃水、船長、貨運種類、數量、船員人數、隨船人員人數、乘客人數、到達次一港及目的港等相關資料，國際商港應送航港局查核後，交由商港經營事業機構安排船席；國內商港應送航港局或行政院指定之機關（以下簡稱指定機關）查核後安排船席。
但遇有緊急情況時，得隨時申請緊急入出港。
國際航線船舶所有人或其代理人除檢附前項所定文件外，應另檢附投保船舶所有人責任保險之文件。
國際航線及大陸地區海運直航航線之船舶所有人或其代理人應於發航前及到達前，申報船員名冊及隨船人員名冊；有乘客者，並應申報乘客名冊。
經營貨櫃運送者，應於到達卸貨港五小時前，完成進口貨櫃艙位配置圖之申報。
第一項及第二項入港預報，得由船長以傳真或其他電子方式為之。
船舶文書資料，經航港局或指定機關查驗合於規定者，除載客船舶外，船舶所有人或其代理人得於船舶入港前，申辦船舶出港預報單簽證。
資料未完備者，船舶所有人或其代理人應於船舶出港後五日內補正，並送航港局或指定機關查驗；船舶所有人或其代理人未補正船舶文書資料前，不得申辦船舶出港預報單簽證。
航港局或指定機關對下列各款船舶進出港，得另定簽證作業要點，不適用第一項、第三項及前項之規定：
一、須在一特定時期內多次入出同一港口之公務船、公民營事業機構之工作船及交通船等船舶。
二、未使用商港船席且未入出境之遊艇。
但遇有緊急情況時，得隨時申請緊急入出港。
國際航線船舶所有人或其代理人除檢附前項所定文件外，應另檢附投保船舶所有人責任保險之文件。
國際航線及大陸地區海運直航航線之船舶所有人或其代理人應於發航前及到達前，申報船員名冊及隨船人員名冊；有乘客者，並應申報乘客名冊。
經營貨櫃運送者，應於到達卸貨港五小時前，完成進口貨櫃艙位配置圖之申報。
第一項及第二項入港預報，得由船長以傳真或其他電子方式為之。
船舶文書資料，經航港局或指定機關查驗合於規定者，除載客船舶外，船舶所有人或其代理人得於船舶入港前，申辦船舶出港預報單簽證。
資料未完備者，船舶所有人或其代理人應於船舶出港後五日內補正，並送航港局或指定機關查驗；船舶所有人或其代理人未補正船舶文書資料前，不得申辦船舶出港預報單簽證。
航港局或指定機關對下列各款船舶進出港，得另定簽證作業要點，不適用第一項、第三項及前項之規定：
一、須在一特定時期內多次入出同一港口之公務船、公民營事業機構之工作船及交通船等船舶。
二、未使用商港船席且未入出境之遊艇。