Regulations on the Management of the Crew of Fishing Vessels - Chapter - Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan)

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Title：	Regulations on the Management of the Crew of Fishing Vessels CH
Category：	Ministry of Agriculture（農業部）
Attachment：	Appendix 1 Certificate for Physical Examination of Fishing Vessel Crew.odt Appendix 2 Qualifications and Required Document(s) for Joining Training Programs for Officers.odt Appendix 3 Required Document(s) for Application for the Certificate of Fishing Vessel Officer.odt Appendix 3-1 Qualifications for the Verification of the Equivalency in the Standards of Training for Fishing Vessel Officers.odt Appendix 4 Qualification, Procedures and Required Submission for Applying New Certificate of Fishing Vessel Officer.odt Appendix 5 The Minimum Numbers of Crews Members and Officers for Fishing Vessels of 20 Tonnages or above.odt

Chapter IV Obligations for Crew Members

Article 31

No crew member shall conduct any of the following behaviors:
(1) To engage in any unapproved fishery activity or to illegally engage in any non-fishery activity under the cover of fishery operation at sea.
(2) To engage in double application, fraudulent use, or lending of the Fishing Vessel Crew Identification or Certificate of Fishing Vessel Officer.
(3) To gather a crowd intimidating with slowdown or strike, or to intentionally sabotage the fishing vessel or fishing gears, while operating at-sea.
(4) To be absent without permission or to put off the return to the fishing vessel after expiry of leave.
(5) To result in the distress or abduction of other vessel due to the lack of cooperation or demand for extortionate prices.
(6) To evade, obstruct, or refuse any observer or inspector for carrying out his/her duty.
(7) To engage in any other activity that violates relevant laws or these Regulations.

Article 32

Any officer shall completely and accurately record information on fishing area, catch data, sea condition, and matters relating to fishery surveys on a daily basis in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.