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Chapter 4 Supervision of Performance of Pilots
Article 33
Any pilot shall come on time to the pilot office according to the rules specified in the duty book, standing by for the requirement for services. 
Article 34
When performing pilotage service, the pilot shall bring with him/her the Pilot License and relevant certificates for inspection by the person of the local shipping administration authority.
Article 35
Upon fulfilling pilotage services, the pilot shall fill in the Pilot Record with the vessel name, nationality, draft, boarding place and time, duration of detention at the quarantine station or other points, the layover time and the services rendered. The record sheets shall be certified by the master and bound together into volume to be submitted for inspection and being signed by the local shipping administration authority for reference for performance evaluation. 
The form of the Pilotage Record shall be drawn by the pilot office and approved with the local shipping administration authority.
Article 36
Any pilot piloting a vessel, entering and departing from a port, shall moor the vessel at the pier or anchorage stipulated by the port authority; however, if required by an extraordinary circumstance, a request may be made upon the vessel entering the port to the port authority for designating a place for mooring. 
Article 37
The pilot may request to replace any tugboat or mooring worker assisting in the operations of piloting, berthing and departure of a vessel if such a tugboat or worker is intentionally uncooperative to follow up the instructions of the pilot. The request of the pilot shall require a statement of facts to be sent to the port authority for investigation and disposition. 
Article 38
The shipping administration authority may prescribe, depending upon the situation of the local water area, to require that any special vessel or any vessel exceeding a specific tonnage and length shall hire at least two
pilots; however, these pilots shall meet together to coordinate the piloting without boarding the vessel in different times.
Article 39
Without consent of the master of a vessel, any pilot performing the pilotage service is not allowed to leave the vessel before fulfilling his/her duty. 
Article 40
Any pilot shall not refuse without due reasons to appear for questioning required by the local shipping administration authority as it deems necessary for enforcing its duties.
Article 41
If a pilot finds that the owner or master of a vessel in the designated pilotage district hires an unqualified pilot performing the pilotage service, he/she may immediately report the same to the local shipping administration authority requesting to disemploy such unqualified pilot by order and fill his/her place with a qualified pilot.
Article 42
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Article 43
Any pilot who finds a signal signifying the requirement for a port patrol boat in the course of piloting shall report the same immediately with radio to the shipping administration authority or the port authority.
Article 44
Any pilot who finds a vessel flying a signal for urgent need of rescue in the course of piloting shall ask the master of the vessel to rescue such vessel immediately under the circumstance that such operation would not jeopardize his/her vessel, crew and passengers. The pilot shall also report such event through the most prompt way to the related authorities for sending a salvage boat to rescue such vessel.
Article 45
Any pilot who finds any vessel in distress shall take actions pursuant to the provisions of Article 31 of Pilotage Act and, in addition, shall describe in detail the vessel's position, draft and the causes of the disaster as far as he/she knows. 
Article 46
In case a port patrol boat approaches and intends to board the vessel under his/her piloting, the pilot on board shall take cooperative measures or stop the navigation of the vessel. 
Article 47
Any confidential information involving national defense and military in pilotage districts shall be absolutely safeguarded and not be disclosed by
any pilot. Whoever violates the regulations herein shall be punished by law.
Article 48
Any pilot shall observe the assignment by the pilot administration authority in time of war. No person shall leave his/her post without prior permission. Whoever violates the regulations herein shall be punished by law.
Article 49
The fees payable to the pilot for his/her services rendered to a vessel shall be charged in accordance with the tariff specified for each pilotage district.The pilot may request the owner or master of the vessel to clear off all such fees upon completion of pilotage services.
Article 50
Any pilot who fails to take his/her turn of duty or to stand by for the requirement of pilotage service pursuant to Article 5 of the present Regulations will be penalized, as negligence of duty, by the shipping administration authority.