(1) An immigration control official shall check the following when conducting a search and an examination on board a ship, etc. under Articles 69 and 70 of the Act:
1. Whether the passports or seafarers’ identity documents are valid;
2. Whether crew members or passengers are on board the ship following proper procedures;
3. Whether crew members or passengers on board the ship coincide with those on the list of crew members and passengers submitted pursuant to Article 75 (1) of the Act;
4. Whether any of crew members or passengers is prohibited from entry into or departure from the Republic of Korea;
5. Whether any of crew members or passengers has disembarked before searching the ship that entered a port;
6. Whether any of crew members or passengers has not returned to the ship that is to leave a port by the time of search;
7. Whether any person, other than crew members or passengers, has trespassed the ship, etc. without obtaining permission for embarkation;
8. Whether any person who intends to enter or leave the Republic of Korea without following proper procedures is hiding in the ship, etc.
(2) Where departure of a ship, etc. from a port is likely to be delayed due to an immigration control official's search on board the ship, etc. under paragraph (1), or where it is deemed necessary, the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office may allow the immigration control official to examine the eligibility of crew members and passengers beforehand by requiring them to submit necessary documents, such as passports and seafarers’ identity documents before the ship, etc. leaves a port. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]