Any tuna longline fishing vessel and carrier vessel that intends to conduct transshipment shall respectively apply for approval from the competent authority before the transshipment.Any (distant water fisheries) operator or captain applying for the approval as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall complete the Transshipment Notification (format as shown in Appendix 15) and submit it to the competent authority in accordance with the following prescribed timeframe:(1) For at sea transshipment: no later than three working days before the estimated date for transshipment.(2) For in port transshipment: no later than three days before the estimated date for transshipment. In case that the last day for filing the application is a day-off, the application shall be made on the working day before the day-off.Fishing vessels and carrier vessels approved by the competent authority to conduct transshipment may transship the catch within seven days starting from the date approved to conduct transshipment. Notwithstanding this provision, in case of any of the following circumstances, the transshipment may be conducted within 11 days:(1) For at-sea transshipment: an observer of the IOTC regional observer program is onboard the carrier vessel to observe the operation.(2) For in-port transshipment: the activity takes place in Chienchen Fishing Harbor, Siaogang Linhai New Residential Quarter Fishing Harbor, Donggang Yanpu Fishing Harbor, Cijin Fishing Harbor, or Wharf No. 41 of Kaohsiung Por.For any transshipment not being able to be conducted within the timeframe as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the (distant water fisheries) operator or the captain concerned may apply for changing the transshipment date before the end of the timeframe, and the transshipment may only be conducted after obtaining the approval from the competent authority. Any application made after the timeframe shall be denied.For any fishing vessel with an Oil Fish Permit and operating in the Agreement Area, its at-sea transshipment shall be conducted in accordance with paragraph 2, subparagraph (1); paragraph 3, subparagraph (1); and Article 67-3.Appendix 15 TRANSSHIPMENT NOTIFICATION.ODT