Any distant water fisheries operator applying for distant water fisheries permit(s) for his/her fishing vessel(s) to fish in the Atlantic Ocean shall complete application form(s), formats of which are as shown in Appendix 4 and 5, in accordance with types of fishing vessels and groups, with enclosure of the following documents:(1) A copy of the valid fishing license(s) which shall contain the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ship identification number or Lloyd’s Register (LR) number.(2) Color photographs of the fishing vessel(s) no older than three years. The photographs must show a stem-to-stern side view of the vessel; clearly and legibly display the vessel name and international radio call sign; be in the form of a single electronic file and have a resolution of at least 150 pixels per inch at a size of 6 by 8 inches; and be no greater than 500 kilobytes (kB) in size.(3) A document certified by the commissioned professional institution that the automatic location communicator (ALC) on board the fishing vessel(s) can regularly and normally transmit vessel positions.(4) A document certified by the commissioned professional institution that the electronic logbook (E-logbook) system on board the fishing vessel(s) can normally transmit catch data.(5) The vessel tracking agreement form serving as an authorization allowing the competent authority and the international fisheries organization to track vessel positions. He/She who has provided such form shall be exempted from this provision.(6) A document proving the last port entry or departure of the fishing vessel(s).(7) An eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna fishing plan, for any application of the eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna group, specifying fishing vessel name, fishing area(s), planned marketing channel(s), and an account of the electronic Catch Document system for eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna.(8) A document proving enrollment in the wage arrears payment mechanism, or a wage-payment guarantee letter issued by a financial institution and within the validity period.Appendix 4 Application Form for Longline Fishing Vessels of 100 GT and above Proceeding to the Atlantic Ocean.odtAppendix 5 Application Form for Carrier Vessels of the Republic of China Proceeding to the Atlantic Ocean.pdf