The Shipping Administration Authority shall undertake to produce ship's register books, distinguished by the port of registry.

Every page of the register book shall provide one column of "Registration Number" and four parts -- "Indications of Ship", "Proprietorship", "Mortgage" and "Leasehold". Except the part of Indications of Ship, the rest shall all be divided into two columns -- "Subject" and "Order of Rights". Entries shall be made pursuant to the following provisions:
1. The column "Registration Number": for recording the order of registration of a ship;
2. The part "Indications of Ship": for recording the indications and alterations as Article 36 of the Ship Registration Law requires.
3. The column "Subject" of the part "Proprietorship": for recording matters relative to the proprietorship of a ship;
4. The column "Subject" of the part "Mortgage": for recording matters relative to the mortgage of a ship;
5. The column "Subject" of the part "Leasehold": for recording matters relative to the leasehold of a ship;
6. The column "Order of Rights" of every part: for recording the order of the matters registered in the column "Subject".

The number given to a register book shall be clearly indicated on the cover of the book. On the cover and the seam between two pages shall the official seal of the Shipping Administration Authority be stamped, with the number of pages recorded in the inside page of the cover; all of which shall be signed and chopped by the person in charge.

The Shipping Administration Authority shall also produce the following books in addition to the register book:
1. Register of Shipowners,
2. Ship's Special Registration Book,
3. Ship's Registration Resumption Book,
4. Ship's Supplementary Registration Book,
5. Index of Ship's Registration,
6. Register of Seal Imprint Certificates,
7. Registration Fee Book, and
8. Registration Fee Receipt Counterfoil Book

All the books shall be page-numbered; and any Clerical error found may be corrected and stamped accordingly by the person in charge, but the corrected pages shall not be torn away or destroyed.

In the event that the whole or part of any ship's register book is lost due to the act of God, the Shipping Administration Authority shall report the number of the lost volume, page, reason of loss and the time required for resuming registrations to Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) for approval to proceed with necessary actions.