Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members Article 31

Within 30 days from the date of discharging a foreign crew member, the concerned distant water fisheries operator shall complete and submit Foreign Crew Employment and Personnel Change Roster, together with the electronic file thereof, to the relevant fishery association or fishermen’s association for registration. The fishery association or fishermen’s association shall enter such information into the Fisheries Management Information System and forward it to the competent authority for recordation.Where foreign crew members employed by distant water fisheries operators disembark at foreign ports, the operators shall handle the matter in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and shall also attach a copy of the crew list upon port entry bearing the stamp of the port State, or copies of relevant documents evidencing the purchase of airline tickets for departure by air.