For any foreign flag fishing vessel intending to enter into a port of the Republic of China, its agent shall, five working days prior to port arrival, submit an application to the competent authority together with the following documents. Upon approval after examination of the application, a permit will be issued. For any foreign flag fishing vessel whose last port of departure is less than 1,600 nautical miles from the port for which entry is sought and that navigates directly to the port of the Republic of China after port departure, the application may be submitted three working days prior to port arrival:(1) Advance Notice of Port Entry (format as shown in Appendix 1).(2) Notification of Fishing, Transshipment or Landing (format as shown in Appendix 2).(3) A copy of nationality certificate of the fishing vessel.(4) A copy of the fishing license or fishing authorization document; or a copy of the transportation permit for a carrier vessel.(5) A list of crew members (including name, nationality, year/month/date of birth, position on board, passport or traveling document numbers) and copies of valid Certificate of Fishing Officers.(6) Three photos of the portside, starboard, and stern of the vessel concerned. Each photo shall display clearly and legibly the vessel name and the international radio call sign.(7) Document(s) proving the departure from the last port of call.(8) For carrier vessels, the following documents shall be submitted as well:i. The fish hold layout which clearly distinguishes species and quantities of each fish hold, and a copy of document(s) of transshipment details.ii. Copies of nationality certificates, fishing licenses, and transshipment authorization for donor vessels from which the catch onboard was sourced.(9) In case that the operator is not the owner of the foreign fishing vessel applying for port entry, document(s) proving the right to operate the vessel shall be also provided.In case that the documents as referred to in paragraph 1 are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation authenticated by a public notary of the Republic of China shall be submitted. Such provision shall be exempted for documents in English.For any foreign flag fishing vessel applying for entering Keelung Port or Kaohsiung Port, its agent shall, after obtaining the port entry permit as referred to in paragraph 1, apply for port entry to the shipping administration authority.In case that a foreign flag fishing vessel, due to force majeure or distress, needs to enter Keelung Port or Kaohsiung Port, its agent may apply for emergency port entry in accordance with the Commercial Port Law, and shall provide the documents as stipulated in paragraph 1 and 2 within 24 hours after port entry.Appendix 1 Advance Notice of Port Entry for Foreign Flag Fishing Vessels.pdfAppendix 2 Notification of Fishing, Transshipment or Landing for Foreign Flag Fishing Vessels.pdf