After signing the employment contract, the vessel owner must report the employment to the Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Office overseeing the vessel's location.

• 1)

  Employment Report Form

  
• 2)

  List of vessels where the crew will be assigned, including the embarkation and disembarkation details of foreign crew members

  
• 3)

  Copy of the employment contract

  
• 4)

  Statement of opinion from a seafarers' labor union or a representative of the seafarers, or documents verifying the applicability of a collective agreement signed between workers and the employer (company)

  
• 5)

  Vessel operation license, permit, or registration certificate and inspection certificate

  
• 6)

  Proof of delegation for foreign crew employment and management tasks (required if the management agency is filing the report on behalf of the vessel owner)

  

The Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Office reviews the submitted documents and issues an Employment Acceptance Certificate if there are no issues with the employment.

Cases where the issuance of the certificate may be denied

• 1)

  If the vessel owner is found to have delayed payment of foreign crew wages for three months or more

  
• 2)

  If foreign crew employment is restricted due to government policies on foreign employment or crew supply and demand

  
• 3)

  If the Immigration Office notifies the vessel owner of a foreign crew member's ineligibility for entry into the country